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CVE-2019-8906

CVE-2019-8906MEDIUM

n/a n/a — do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.

  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  L  N  L    4.4   .0049   41.0     —

AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —

TIMELINE
  Feb 18  Reserved by mitre
  Feb 18  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Oct 8   ENRICHED — CVE-2019-8906. Received CVSS 4.4 and CPE data from NVD.
  Oct 8   EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2019-8906. Public exploit reference added.

CWE-125 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 9 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
February 18, 2019	Reserved	Reserved by mitre
February 18, 2019	Published	Published (CNA: mitre)
October 8, 2026	ENRICHED	ENRICHED — CVE-2019-8906. Received CVSS 4.4 and CPE data from NVD.
October 8, 2026	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED	EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2019-8906. Public exploit reference added.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
n/a	n/a	—	n/a	—

Weaknesses

CWE-125

References (9)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html [Mailing List, Third Party Advisory]
https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=64 [Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory]
https://github.com/file/file/commit/2858eaf99f6cc5aae129bcbf1e24ad160240185f [Patch, Third Party Advisory]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209599 [Third Party Advisory]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209600 [Third Party Advisory]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209601 [Third Party Advisory]
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT209602 [Third Party Advisory]
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/ [Third Party Advisory]

Authoritative record: CVE-2019-8906 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-125

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