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A vulnerability has been found in libmagic 5.35 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function do_core_note
of the file readelf.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to file_printable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10360.
The bug was discovered 02/19/2019. The weakness was published 02/18/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2019-8905 since 02/18/2019. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277708 (Fedora Security Update for file (FEDORA-2019-15f5147b27)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Similar entries are available at 119310, 130989, 130991 and 130992.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Out-of-boundsCWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Timeline
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Sources
Advisory: USN-3911-1⛔Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-8905 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 107137 - file 'readelf.c' Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 02/19/2019 08:15Updated: 07/11/2023 09:56
Changes: 02/19/2019 08:15 (58), 05/11/2020 10:11 (4), 07/11/2023 09:56 (3)
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