CVE-2019-8907 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause denial of service via stack corruption in libmagic's readelf.c, affecting applications using the file library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-8907?
CVE-2019-8907 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 18 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-8907?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, File Project File, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-8907?
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-2019-8907 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-8907 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2019-8907, CLEANSTART-2023-IY95906, DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8907, GHSA-qvgv-3xc3-r752, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8907.