Buffer overflow in File Project
CVE-2019-8907
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack corruption and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.035 (88.6th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 88.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.035 · newest: 0.035 · 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugs.astron.com/view.php (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html (mailing-list, 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)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-8907?
- CVE-2019-8907 is a high-severity vulnerability in File Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2019-8907?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.