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CVE-2019-8904

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  • Published2019-02-18
  • WeaknessCWE-125

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-02-1817:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.4= 16.04no fix published
18.4= 18.04no fix published
18.10= 18.10no fix published
File project file
BranchAffectedFixed in
5.35= 5.35no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • fileopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 5.40-1.14
  • fileDebian:14all versions · fixed in 1:5.35-3
  • fileDebian:13all versions · fixed in 1:5.35-3
  • fileDebian:12all versions · fixed in 1:5.35-3
  • fileCleanStartall versions · fixed in 5.36-r0
  • fileAlpine:v3.24all versions · fixed in 5.36-r0
  • fileAlpine:v3.23all versions · fixed in 5.36-r0
  • fileAlpine:v3.22all versions · fixed in 5.36-r0

13 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-8904 Red Hat Product Security

    file: stack-based buffer over-read in do_bid_note in readelf.c

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-02-18
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-4h69-pc3c-cm6j

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-8904?

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.

Is CVE-2019-8904 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-8904 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.5% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-8904?

CVE-2019-8904 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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