VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-8906
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.50%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.50%). 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 an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.
- 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
- 0.50% probability · 42th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- file project/file · canonical/ubuntu linux · opensuse/leap · apple/iphone os · apple/mac os x · apple/tvos · apple/watchos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.5% 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/2019-03/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=64Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/2858eaf99f6cc5aae129bcbf1e24ad160240185fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209599Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209600Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209601Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209602Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=64Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/file/file/commit/2858eaf99f6cc5aae129bcbf1e24ad160240185fPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209599Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209600Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209601Third Party Advisory
- https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209602Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.