CVE-2019-8907

HIGH

file 5.35 - Out-of-bounds Write in readelf.c do_core_note

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=65
Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0084
EPSS Percentile 75.0%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (6)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 16.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 18.10
debian/debian_linux 8.0
file_project/file 5.35
opensuse/leap 15.0
Published Feb 18, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026