# CVE-2019-8904: do\_bid\_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to file\_printf and file\_vprintf.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-02-18 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

do_bid_note in readelf.c in libmagic.a in file 5.35 has a stack-based buffer over-read, related to file_printf and file_vprintf.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugs.astron.com/view.php?id=62
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107130
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3911-1/

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