CVE-2019-1010006 Integer overflow in Evince
An attacker can cause a buffer overflow and potential code execution by tricking a user into opening a crafted PDF file in Evince.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-1010006?
CVE-2019-1010006 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 15 Jul 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Evince 3.26.0 is affected by buffer overflow. The impact is: DOS / Possible code execution. The component is: backend/tiff/tiff-document.c. The attack vector is: Victim must open a crafted PDF file. The issue occurs because of an incorrect integer overflow protection mechanism in tiff_document_render and tiff_document_get_thumbnail.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010006?
It affects 4 products.
Linux distribution packages (4)
evince SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 | All versions | 3.26.0+20180128.1bd86963-4.10.1 |
evince SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 | All versions | 3.26.0+20180128.1bd86963-4.10.1 |
evince openSUSE:Leap 15.0 | All versions | 3.26.0+20180128.1bd86963-lp151.4.6.1 |
evince openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | All versions | 3.26.0+20180128.1bd86963-lp151.4.6.1 |
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Gnome Evince, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-1010006?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-1010006 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010006 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-1010006, GHSA-p9m6-v44h-ccmx, SUSE-SU-2019:2052-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010006, USN-4067-1, openSUSE-SU-2019:1908-1.