Out-of-bounds Read in Apple Iphone OS
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.
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 (38.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 38.5% 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
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple Mac OS X
- Apple tvOS
- Apple watchOS
- File Project — versions 5.35
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 42.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.astron.com/view.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/file/file/commit/2858eaf99f6cc5aae129bcbf1e24ad160240185f (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- 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)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT209599 (Third Party Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT209601 (Third Party Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT209600 (Third Party Advisory)
- support.apple.com/kb/HT209602 (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-2019-8906?
- CVE-2019-8906 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Iphone OS, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2019-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8906?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.