Out-of-bounds Read Affecting file package, versions <1:5.35-3
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-FILE-337552
- published 18 Feb 2019
- disclosed 18 Feb 2019
Introduced: 18 Feb 2019
CVE-2019-8905 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:10 file to version 1:5.35-3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream file package and not the file package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-8905
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-8905
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html
- https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=63
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107137
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-8905
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/
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