CVE-2019-8906

Exp

do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.

Published: 2019-02-18 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2019-8906 is rated Exploit Available (50/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2019-8906

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-8906

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.06% 0.49% +0.43%
2 2024-02-12 0.04% 0.06% +0.02%
3 2023-08-17 — 0.04% —

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-8906

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.4 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.8 2.5 [email protected]
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-8906

OS Trackers for CVE-2019-8906

vendor priority summary link
alpine high CVE-2019-8906: 1 source package rows (file); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2019-8906
debian not yet assigned CVE-2019-8906 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (file), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-8906
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8906
suse medium CVE-2019-8906 severity moderate: SUSE including 950 source package names (0.0.17-1.1:file-5.32-7.5.1, 0.0.17-1.1:file-magic-5.32-7.5.1, …), 2229 product×package rows across 595 product lines (Container bci/bci-init, Container bci/bci-minimal, … (595 product lines)): Fixed 1824, Known Not Affected 248, Known Affected 157. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-8906/
ubuntu medium CVE-2019-8906 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (file), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bionic, cosmic, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 3, not-affected 2. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-8906

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-8906

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
file_project file 5.35 cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 42.3 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:42.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple iphone_os < 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple mac_os_x < 10.14.4 cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple tvos < 12.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple watchos < 5.2 cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-8906

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