Access of Uninitialized Pointer in evince (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-11459 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-824 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
evince (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Access of Uninitialized Pointer
EUVDB-ID: #VU29244
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11459
CWE-ID:
CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsevince (Alpine package): 3.10.0-r0 - 3.32.0-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=eb152ccc8ef4c1e1e8d869a87b0d76c06b83114e
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=dccac760d7397f8dea6aa172e88d43f7933c019e
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.
