CVE-2019-18218
cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.85% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- file project/file · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap · netapp/active iq unified manager · fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00044.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16780Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/46a8443f76cec4b41ec736eca396984c74664f84Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00032.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV6PFCEYHYALMTT45QE2U5C5TEJZQPXJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D6BJVGXSCC6NMIAWX36FPWHEIFON3OSE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VBK6XOJR6OVWT2FUEBO7V7KCOSSLAP52/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-24Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200115-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4172-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4172-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4550Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00044.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=16780Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/46a8443f76cec4b41ec736eca396984c74664f84Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00032.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CV6PFCEYHYALMTT45QE2U5C5TEJZQPXJ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D6BJVGXSCC6NMIAWX36FPWHEIFON3OSE/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VBK6XOJR6OVWT2FUEBO7V7KCOSSLAP52/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-24Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200115-0001/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4172-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4172-2/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4550Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.