Risk | High |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-11597 |
CWE-ID | CWE-125 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Opensuse Operating systems & Components / Operating system |
Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32023
Risk: High
CVSSv3.1: 7.4 [AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11597
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read in the function WriteTIFFImage of coders/tiff.c, which allows an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly information disclosure via a crafted image file. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
MitigationUpdate the affected packages.
Opensuse: 15.0 - 15.1
External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-07/msg00043.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.