Medium severity · published Feb 18, 2019
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
4.4
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 42% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
IO
iOS · Apple
before 12.2 · source: NVD
FI
File · File Project
5.35 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
15.0; 42.3 · source: NVD
MO
Mac OS X · Apple
before 10.14.4 · source: NVD
TV
Tvos · Apple
before 12.2 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
16.04; 18.04; 18.10 · source: NVD
WA
Watchos · Apple
before 5.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-8906
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-8906
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html
Exploit
https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=64
Patch
https://github.com/file/file/commit/2858eaf99f6cc5aae129bcbf1e24ad160240185f
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209599
Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209600
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