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CVE-2019-11459

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2019-04-22
  • WeaknessCWE-754 · CWE-908

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-04-2222:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.4= 16.04no fix published
18.4= 18.04no fix published
18.10= 18.10no fix published
19.4= 19.04no fix published
Redhat enterprise linux eus
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.1= 8.1no fix published
8.2= 8.2no fix published
8.4= 8.4no fix published
8.6= 8.6no fix published
Debian debian linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.0= 8.0no fix published
9.0= 9.0no fix published
10.0= 10.0no fix published

6 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • gdk-pixbuf2AlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.36.12-5.el8and 4 other packages
  • gnome-desktop3AlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 3.32.2-1.el8and 1 other package
  • pidginAlmaLinux:8all versions · fixed in 2.13.0-5.el8and 3 other packages

Full record on NVD

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.15.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.04.3read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-754, CWE-908read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.4 %2026-10-23
  • OSVaffected packages—

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2019-04-22
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11459?

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.

Is CVE-2019-11459 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-11459 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.4% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-11459?

CVE-2019-11459 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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