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CVE-2019-19451

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CVE-2019-19451

Published: Nov 29, 2019

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

openSUSE-SU-2020:0021
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
FEDORA-2020-cbc0754798
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2020-1fe0e08c8d
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA

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