CVE-2019-8904

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

8.8 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.49%Up 1.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

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.

Record: CVE-2019-8904
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2019-8904
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-18292 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2019-18292
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4h69-pc3c-cm6j 8.8

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

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.

Record: GHSA-4h69-pc3c-cm6j
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-8904 8.8

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.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2019-8904
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2019-8904 8.8

CVE-2019-8904 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2019-8904
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

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.

Record: CVE-2019-8904
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-8904 8.8

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.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2019-8904
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10755-1 No score

file-5.40-1.14 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the file-5.40-1.14 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:10755-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`file` Alpine:v3.10	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.11	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.12	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.13	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.14	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.15	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.16	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.17	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.18	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.19	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`file` Alpine:v3.20	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.21	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.22	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.23	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.24	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Alpine:v3.9	before 5.36-r0	5.36-r0
`file` Debian:12	before 1:5.35-3	1:5.35-3
`file` Debian:13	before 1:5.35-3	1:5.35-3
`file` Debian:14	before 1:5.35-3	1:5.35-3
`file` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 7 CVEs	before 5.40-1.14	5.40-1.14

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-8904 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in File Project File, published February 18, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.49%, the 84th percentile. Fixed in file 5.36-r0.

References

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