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TI-2019-08554 Aliases CVE-2019-11459GHSA-3q2g-r99g-8h69

The tiff_document_render() and tiff_document_get_thumbnail() functions in the TIFF…

Priority LOW 28CWE-754Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-908 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01443 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 11 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 23

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evince:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 3.32.0VulnerableGNOME
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*16.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*18.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*18.10VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*19.04VulnerableCanonical
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*29VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*30VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:evince:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.32.0 Vulnerable ·GNOME
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 16.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 18.10 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:19.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 19.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 29 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 30 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Show 13 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.1VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.2VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.4VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.6VulnerableRed Hat
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.1 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_aus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.2 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server_tus:8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.6 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 2 advisories

  • RHSA-2020:1074 Released 2020-03-31 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    poppler and evince security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) evince-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-dvi-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-libs-3.28.2-9.el7 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) evince-browser-plugin-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-9.el7, poppler-cpp-0.26.5-42.el7 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) poppler-0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-qt-0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-utils-0.26.5-42.el7
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) poppler-cpp-0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-cpp-devel-0.26.5-42.el7, poppler-demos-0.26.5-42.el7 +4
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) evince-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-dvi-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-libs-3.28.2-9.el7 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) evince-browser-plugin-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-9.el7.ppc +13
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) evince-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-dvi-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-libs-3.28.2-9.el7 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) evince-browser-plugin-3.28.2-9.el7, evince-devel-3.28.2-9.el7, poppler-cpp-0.26.5-42.el7 +5
  • RHSA-2019:3553 Released 2019-11-05 · Red Hat rating Low
    GNOME security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) accountsservice-devel-0.6.50-7.el8, gdk-pixbuf2-xlib-2.36.12-5.el8, gdk-pixbuf2-xlib-devel-2.36.12-5.el8 +8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) SDL-1.2.15-35.el8, SDL-devel-1.2.15-35.el8, accountsservice-0.6.50-7.el8 +47
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) gdk-pixbuf2-2.36.12-5.el8, gsettings-desktop-schemas-3.32.0-3.el8, mozjs60-60.9.0-3.el8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3553
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3553
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:3553
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1074
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2020:1074

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11459
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3q2g-r99g-8h69

References

Patch 1

Advisory 9

Sources

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