CVE-2019-8906
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2019-8906 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-02-18 17:29:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-08 21:17:20 UTC |
| Description | do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
EPSS: 0.004740000 probability, percentile 0.391110000 (date 2026-10-10)
Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 4.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Primary | 3.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
NoneAvailability
LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
NoneAvailability
PartialAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Apple | Iphone Os | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Mac Os X | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Tvos | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Apple | Watchos | All | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | File Project | File | 5.35 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Opensuse | Leap | 42.3 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| About the security content of tvOS 12.2 - Apple Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1197-1: moderate: Security update f | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| 0000064: ASAN: memcpy-param-overlap - MantisBT | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugs.astron.com | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:0345-1: moderate: Security update f | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | Mailing List, Third Party Advisory |
| About the security content of watchOS 5.2 - Apple Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | Third Party Advisory |
| About the security content of iOS 12.2 - Apple Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Avoid OOB read (found by ASAN reported by F. Alonso) · file/file@2858eaf · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| USN-3911-1: file vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | usn.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| About the security content of macOS Mojave 10.14.4, Security Update 2019-002 High Sierra, Security Update 2019-002 Sierra - Apple Support | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | support.apple.com | Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.