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A vulnerability was found in File 5.35. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function do_core_note
of the file readelf.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
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.
The bug was discovered 02/19/2019. The weakness was disclosed 02/18/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.debian.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-8907 since 02/18/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
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.
The entries 119310, 130989, 130990 and 130991 are pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Sources
Advisory: USN-3911-1Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2019-8907 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 107137 - file 'readelf.c' Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 02/19/2019 08:17Updated: 07/11/2023 10:07
Changes: 02/19/2019 08:17 (59), 05/11/2020 10:17 (4), 07/11/2023 10:07 (3)
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