CVE-2019-11459

Name: CVE-2019-11459
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-04-22T22:29:00.403+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.5/10EPSS 1.44%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-11459 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 1.44% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.44%

69.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnome	Evince	<= 3.32.0
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.10
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	19.04
Fedoraproject	Fedora	29
Fedoraproject	Fedora	30
Debian	Debian Linux	8.0
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0
Debian	Debian Linux	10.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux	8.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Eus	8.1
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Eus	8.2
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Eus	8.4
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Eus	8.6
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Aus	8.2
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Aus	8.4
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Aus	8.6
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Tus	8.2
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Tus	8.4
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server Tus	8.6
Opensuse	Leap	15.0
Opensuse	Leap	15.1

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

Timeline

Published: Apr 22, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-11459?

How severe is CVE-2019-11459?

CVE-2019-11459 has a CVSS score of 5.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-11459?

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Source: NVD / NIST