8.8
HIGH
CVE-2019-8907
"File libmagic Denial of Service"
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 18, 2019, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-8907 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse leap
1 File_project file
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-8907.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html
https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=65 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/ Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html
https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=65 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-8907 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-8907 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html
    Added Reference https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=65
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 12, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 21, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 19, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=65 No Types Assigned https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=65 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:file_project:file:5.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-8907 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.34 }} -0.21%

score

0.71335

percentile

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