CVE-2019-8906: apple iphone_os Out-of-bounds Read
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-8906 is a medium (CVSS 4.4) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in apple iphone_os. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Not severe (CVSS 4.4, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 4Timeline
- 18-02-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
do_core_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has an out-of-bounds read because memcpy is misused.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated4.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.50%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
43%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Increase +0.02 pp
From 0.47% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugs.astron.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Alpine1 product
- file< 5.36-r0 | < 5.32-r1
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10
Debian1 product
- file< 1:5.35-3
File_project1 product
- file5.35
Opensuse1 product
- leapEOL15.0 | 42.3
Ubuntu1 product
- file< 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2
7 vendors · 10 products
References
14 links- github.com/file/file/commit/2858eaf99f6cc5aae129bcbf1e24ad160240185fX Refsource MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00027.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00053.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
