Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU32023
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
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
CPE2.3 External linkshttps://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.