CVE-2019-11459

MEDIUMEPSS 71th pctl

5.5

CVSS v3

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.

CWE-754 CWE-908

How to fix

Remediation Available

atrilDebian

Fixed in:1.22.3-1CVE-2019-11459

atrilUbuntu

Fixed in:1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm2USN-7274-1

Fixed in:1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2USN-7274-1

Fixed in:1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2USN-7274-1

atril-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm2USN-7274-1

Fixed in:1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2USN-7274-1

Fixed in:1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2USN-7274-1

evinceUbuntu

Fixed in:3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4USN-3959-1

Fixed in:3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1USN-3959-1

evince-commonUbuntu

Fixed in:3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4USN-3959-1

Fixed in:3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1USN-3959-1

libatrildocument3Ubuntu

Fixed in:1.20.1-2ubuntu2+esm2USN-7274-1

Fixed in:1.24.0-1ubuntu0.2USN-7274-1

Fixed in:1.26.0-1ubuntu1.2USN-7274-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

1.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

71stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 71% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

gitlab.gnome.org

Third-Party Advisory7

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-754 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-4367	High	8.8	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-39288	High	7.5	59%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-30591	High	7.5	54%	-	-
CVE-2023-41993	High	8.8	29%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2024-43044	High	8.8	29%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-3393	High	7.5	29%	KEV	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2019-11459?

Published advisories record a fix for 6 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2019-11459 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2019-11459 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.4% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 71% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2019-11459?

CVE-2019-11459 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2019-11459 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for atril (Debian), atril (Ubuntu), atril-common (Ubuntu), evince (Ubuntu), and 2 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.