CVE-2019-19451

When GNOME Dia before 2019-11-27 is launched with a filename argument that is not a valid codepoint in the current encoding, it enters an endless loop, thus…

published November 29, 2019

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

When GNOME Dia before 2019-11-27 is launched with a filename argument that is not a valid codepoint in the current encoding, it enters an endless loop, thus endlessly writing text to stdout. 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. (The filename can be for a nonexistent file.) NOTE: this does not affect an upstream release, but affects certain Linux distribution packages with version numbers such as 0.97.3.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00370 · 29.8th percentile
Published
2019-11-29T22:54Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 NOV 22:54Z
    When GNOME Dia before 2019-11-27 is launched with a filename argument that is not a valid codepoint in the current encoding, it enters an endless loop, thus…
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