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Out-of-bounds Write Affecting file package, versions <1:5.22+15-2+deb8u5

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.67% (80th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high
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SUSE
4.3 medium
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Red Hat
5.4 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN8-FILE-337530
  • published 18 Feb 2019
  • disclosed 18 Feb 2019
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Introduced: 18 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-8907 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-787 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:8 file to version 1:5.22+15-2+deb8u5 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:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.