CVE-2019-8904 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2019-8904

do_bid_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

file project

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Affected Software

file, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
5.35, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10

Timeline

Official Publish: February 18th, 2019
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.