CVE-2019-8907
8.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.53%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2019-8907
To remediate CVE-2019-8907, 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-2019-8907 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, 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 |