CVE-2019-8906

Public Exploit

Description

do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.

Category

4.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=64 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://github.com/file/file/commit/2858eaf99f6cc5aae129bcbf1e24ad160240185f third party advisory patch
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209599 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209601 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209600 third party advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209602 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-8906?
CVE-2019-8906 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-8906?
To fix CVE-2019-8906, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-8906 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-8906 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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