USN-3959-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3959-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3959-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3959-1
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Published
2019-04-29T12:59:41.756954Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:34:49Z
Summary
evince vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Evince incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/evince@3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4

Affected versions

3.*

3.16.1-0ubuntu1
3.18.1-1ubuntu1
3.18.1-1ubuntu2
3.18.2-1ubuntu1
3.18.2-1ubuntu2
3.18.2-1ubuntu3
3.18.2-1ubuntu4
3.18.2-1ubuntu4.1
3.18.2-1ubuntu4.2
3.18.2-1ubuntu4.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "evince",
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "evince-common",
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "evince-gtk",
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-evince-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevdocument3-4",
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevince-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevview3-3",
            "binary_version": "3.18.2-1ubuntu4.4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-11459",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / evince

Package

Name
evince
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/evince@3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.26.0-1
3.26.0-2
3.26.0-3
3.27.91-1
3.27.92-1
3.28.0-1
3.28.2-1
3.28.4-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "browser-plugin-evince",
            "binary_version": "3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "evince",
            "binary_version": "3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "evince-common",
            "binary_version": "3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-evince-3.0",
            "binary_version": "3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevdocument3-4",
            "binary_version": "3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevince-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libevview3-3",
            "binary_version": "3.28.4-0ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2019-11459",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
}