CVE-2019-8905 — do_core_note in readelf

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.

01What is this vulnerability?

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.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

Ask SARA in chat to draft a starting detection for this CVE in your stack of choice.

07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-02-18T17:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T21:31:37.515Z

09References

• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107137
• lists.debian.org — https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00044.html
• bugs.astron.com — https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=63
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.html
• usn.ubuntu.com — https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/
• lists.opensuse.org — http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.html