CVE-2019-8906 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.4 Published 18 Feb 2019 Updated 8 Oct 2026

An out-of-bounds 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-2019-8906?

CVE-2019-8906 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Apple Iphone Os, 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 an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8906?

It affects 7 products.

Products include Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Apple Tvos, Apple Watchos, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, File Project File and 1 more.

How do I fix CVE-2019-8906?

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-2019-8906 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8906 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2019-8906, CLEANSTART-2023-MC83722, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8906, GHSA-gc52-2h3f-7mvf, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8906.