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CVE-2019-18218

Published: 21 October 2019

cdf_read_property_info in cdf.c in file through 5.37 does not restrict the number of CDF_VECTOR elements, which allows a heap-based buffer overflow (4-byte out-of-bounds write).

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
file
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3)
disco
Released (1:5.35-4ubuntu0.1)
eoan
Released (1:5.37-5ubuntu0.1)
trusty
Released (1:5.14-2ubuntu3.4+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (1:5.37-6)
xenial
Released (1:5.25-2ubuntu1.3)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/file/file/commit/46a8443f76cec4b41ec736eca396984c74664f84

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H