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CVE-2019-8905

15
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-8905 is a stack-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the do_core_note function of libmagic.a within file 5.35, affecting products like Canonical, Debian, and openSUSE. With a CVSS score of 4.4 (Medium), it requires local access and low privileges, potentially leading to limited impact on confidentiality and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion, indicating a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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: 3.1

4.4MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
2.5
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0047 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: file

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2019-8905Moderate

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

Feb 18, 2019

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
bugs.astron.com / view.php
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3911-1
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/107137
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry