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CVE-2019-8907

Published: 18 February 2019

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
file
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (1:5.35-3)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
xenial
Released (1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2)
bionic
Released (1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2)
cosmic
Released (1:5.34-2ubuntu0.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/file/file/commit/d65781527c8134a1202b2649695d48d5701ac60b

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H