CVE-2019-11459

evince: uninitialized memory use in function tiff_document_render() and tiff_document_get_thumbnail()

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Las funciones tiff_document_render() y tiff_document_get_thumbnail() en el backend de documentos TIFF en GNOME Evince hasta las versiones 3.32.0 no manejaron errores de TIFFReadRGBAImageOriented(), lo que llevó a un uso de memoria no inicializado cuando se procesaron ciertos archivos de imagen TIFF.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-04-22 CVE Reserved
2019-04-22 CVE Published
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-10-22 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-754: Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions
CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource

CAPEC

References (12)

URL	Tag	Source
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00013.html	Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00014.html	Mailing List
https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/18	Mailing List

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evince/issues/1129	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00089.html	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3553	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7LU4YZK5S46TZAH4J3NYYUYFMOC47LJG	2023-11-07
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YJ6R7NMY44IHIQIY24CV3WV2GLGJPQPZ	2023-11-07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3959-1	2023-11-07
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4624	2023-11-07
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-11459	2020-03-31
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1716295	2020-03-31

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Gnome Search vendor "Gnome"		Evince Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Evince"				<= 3.32.0 Search vendor "Gnome" for product "Evince" and version " <= 3.32.0"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04"		lts		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				18.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10"		-		Affected
Canonical Search vendor "Canonical"		Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux"				19.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "19.04"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				29 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "29"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				30 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "30"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				10.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "10.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux"				8.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "8.0"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				8.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Eus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus"				8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Eus" and version "8.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "8.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "8.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Aus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus"				8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Aus" and version "8.6"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus"				8.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "8.2"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus"				8.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "8.4"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Enterprise Linux Server Tus Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus"				8.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux Server Tus" and version "8.6"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				15.0 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.0"		-		Affected
Opensuse Search vendor "Opensuse"		Leap Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"				15.1 Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.1"		-		Affected