CVE-2019-8904
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.1%
Description
do_bid_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to file_printf and file_vprintf.
How to fix CVE-2019-8904
To remediate CVE-2019-8904, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/file—upgrade to 5.36-r0 or later
- Debian/file—upgrade to 1:5.35-3 or later
Is CVE-2019-8904 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 5.36-r0
- from 0, < 1:5.35-3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |