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 severity · published Feb 18, 2019

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

8.8

CVSS

2.5%

EPSS

On KEV

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 vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

Low

Privileges

None

User interaction

Required

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Scope

Unchanged

Exploitation

Is it being used?

Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.5% · higher than 85% of CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet

CISA KEVNot listed

Ransomware campaign useNot known

Affected products

Which versions

File · File Project

5.35 · source: NVD

Ubuntu Linux · Canonical

16.04; 18.04; 18.10 · source: NVD

Affected product

Ubuntu Linux

Canonical

All Ubuntu Linux CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8904

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8904

Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107130

Exploit

https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=62

Third Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/