CVE-2019-8906
4.4
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.10%
Description
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.
How to fix CVE-2019-8906
To remediate CVE-2019-8906, 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-2019-8906 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, 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 | MEDIUM4.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L |