CVE-2019-8905
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
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VIR risk
8.0
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-8905
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8905.html
Vendor advisory: arch — https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201903-5
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| arch | fixed | 5.36-1 | |
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1:5.35-3 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1:5.35-3 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1:5.35-3 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1:5.35-3 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1:5.35-3 |
References
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.