Endless Loop Vulnerability in GNOME Dia Affecting Specific Linux Distributions
CVE-2019-19451

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Gnome
Status
Dia
Vendor
CVE Published:
29 November 2019

What is CVE-2019-19451?

A vulnerability in GNOME Dia allows the application to enter an endless loop when opened with an invalid filename argument. This occurs in versions prior to 2019-11-27. Essentially, during this process, Dia continuously writes output to stdout. If triggered by a thumbnailer service, this output can be directed to the system's logging facility, potentially under elevated privileges. This may lead to a scenario where the disk gets filled up over time, ultimately causing the system to become unresponsive, especially when a nonexistent file is specified.

References

https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/dia/issues/428
x_refsource_MISC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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