CVE-2019-8906

file: out-of-bounds read in do_core_note in readelf.c

Published Feb 18, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-18294 do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3911-1 file vulnerabilities
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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Oct 8, 2026, 9:03 PM
Reserved
Feb 18, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 18, 2019, 5:29 PM
Modified
Oct 8, 2026, 9:17 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jan 3, 2019, 12:00 AM