SB2020123105 - Fedora EPEL 8 update for dia



SB2020123105 - Fedora EPEL 8 update for dia

Published: December 31, 2020 Updated: April 25, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2020123105
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19451)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop when launched with a filename argument that is not a valid codepoint in the current encoding. If this launch is from a thumbnailer service, this output will usually be written to disk via the system's logging facility (potentially with elevated privileges), thus filling up the disk and eventually rendering the system unusable.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.