VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-8904
do_bid_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to file_printf and file_vprintf.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
do_bid_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to file_printf and file_vprintf.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.49% probability · 84th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- file project/file · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107130Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=62Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107130Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=62Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.