CVE-2019-8907
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
- 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
- 3.46% probability · 89th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- file project/file · debian/debian linux · opensuse/leap · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 3.5% 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.html
- https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=65Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.htmlThird 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.html
- https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=65Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.htmlThird 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.