CVE-2019-8905 Memory corruption in n/a
A stack-based buffer over-read in libmagic allows attackers to cause denial of service or disclose sensitive memory contents via crafted files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-8905?
CVE-2019-8905 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 18 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to file_printable, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-10360.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8905?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, File Project File, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8905?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2019-8905 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8905 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2019-8905, CLEANSTART-2023-XP88498, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8905, GHSA-ffw4-28vr-p4x2, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8905.