SB2019061129 - Fedora 29 update for evince
Published: June 11, 2019 Updated: April 25, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019061129
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11459)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due tothe TIFFReadRGBAImageOriented() function called from tiff_document_render() and tiff_document_get_thumbnail() functions in the backend/tiff/tiff-document.c in GNOME Evince returns uninitialized memory instead of false, when failing to read an image. A remote attacker can gain access to sensitive information on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.