vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-3911-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-3911-1",
  "summary": "file vulnerabilities",
  "details": "It was discovered that file incorrectly handled certain malformed ELF\nfiles. An attacker could use this issue to cause a denial of service, or\npossibly execute arbitrary code.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8904",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8905",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8906",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-8907"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2019-03-18T12:50:20Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:36Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "file",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=xenial"
      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "1:5.22+15-2ubuntu1",
        "1:5.25-2ubuntu1",
        "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "file",
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libmagic1",
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python-magic",
            "binary_version": "1:5.25-2ubuntu1.2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-magic",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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              "id": "CVE-2019-8905",
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "low"
                }
              ]
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            {
              "id": "CVE-2019-8907",
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                },
                {
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                }
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            }
          ]
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      }
    },
    {
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        "name": "file",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/file@1:5.32-2ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=bionic"
      },
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libmagic1",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
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              "id": "CVE-2019-8905",
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L"
                },
                {
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
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                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2019-8906",
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                },
                {
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
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                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "id": "CVE-2019-8907",
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                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
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                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3911-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-8904"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-8905"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-8906"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
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    }
  ]
}