CVE-2019-11459

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 16
Modified
Published: 22 Apr 2019, 20:26
Last modified:04 Aug 2024, 22:55

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
22/100
CVSS Score
5.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.44% LOW
0% probability -0.29%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

22 Apr 2019, 20:26
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Aug 2024, 22:55
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.44%• Percentile: 63%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-754•Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

    The product does not check or incorrectly checks for unusual or exceptional conditions that are not expected to occur frequently during day to day operation of the product.

  • CWE-908•Use of Uninitialized Resource

    The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    16.04 | 18.04 | 18.10 | 19.04

  • debian•debian_linux

    8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    29 | 30

  • gnome•evince

    ≤ 3.32.0

  • opensuse•leap

    15.0 | 15.1

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    8.0

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_eus

    8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_aus

    8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6

  • redhat•enterprise_linux_server_tus

    8.2 | 8.4 | 8.6

References (10)