ALPINE-CVE-2019-8905

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CVE-2019-8905
Published: 18 Feb 2019, 17:29
Last modified:03 Dec 2025, 22:47

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
18/100
CVSS Score
4.4 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_alpine)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

18 Feb 2019, 17:29
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
03 Dec 2025, 22:47
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 4.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Affected Systems

  • alpine•file

    < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.36-r0 | < 5.32-r1 | < 5.32-r1 | < 5.36-r0

References (1)