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CVE-2019-8904

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-8904 is a stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the do_bid_note function within libmagic.a of file 5.35, affecting Canonical File and Ubuntu Linux. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a user is tricked into processing a malicious file. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
5.35CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
18.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.49%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0249 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 14,825 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-8904Low

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

Feb 18, 2019

References

bugs.astron.com / view.php
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3911-1
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/107130
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry