Vulnerability in GNOME Evince
CVE-2019-11459
The tiff_document_render() and tiff_document_get_thumbnail() functions in the TIFF document backend in GNOME Evince through 3.32.0 did not handle errors from TIFFReadRGBAImageOriented(), leading to uninitialized memory use when processing certain TIFF image files.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (73.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNOME Evince
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Eus — versions 8.1, 8.2, 8.4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Aus — versions 8.2, 8.4, 8.6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Tus — versions 8.2, 8.4, 8.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evince/issues/1129 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/3959-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00089.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00013.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00014.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3553 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4624 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/18 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11459?
- CVE-2019-11459 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNOME Evince, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11459?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.