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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-8905

do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to file_printable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10360.

MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.46%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to file_printable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10360.

CVSS 3.1
4.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
EPSS
0.46% probability · 38th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
debian/debian linux · file project/file · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/leap
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.