Out-of-bounds Read in File Project
CVE-2019-8905
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to file_printable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10360.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- File Project — versions 5.35
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 42.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/107137 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- bugs.astron.com/view.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8905?
- CVE-2019-8905 is a medium-severity vulnerability in File Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2019-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8905?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.