# CVE-2019-8905: 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 vulnerabilit

- 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_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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

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

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