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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.44% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-754, CWE-908
- Affected
- gnome/evince · canonical/ubuntu linux · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux · redhat/enterprise linux eus · redhat/enterprise linux server aus · redhat/enterprise linux server tus · opensuse/leap
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00089.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3553Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evince/issues/1129Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7LU4YZK5S46TZAH4J3NYYUYFMOC47LJG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YJ6R7NMY44IHIQIY24CV3WV2GLGJPQPZ/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3959-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4624Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00089.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3553Third Party Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evince/issues/1129Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00014.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/7LU4YZK5S46TZAH4J3NYYUYFMOC47LJG/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YJ6R7NMY44IHIQIY24CV3WV2GLGJPQPZ/
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2020/Feb/18Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3959-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4624Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.