Libsixel
CVE-2020-11721
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Uninitialized pointer prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.47%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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load_png in loader.c in libsixel.a in libsixel 1.8.6 has an uninitialized pointer leading to an invalid call to free, which can cause a denial of service. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-824. load_png in loader.c in libsixel.a in libsixel 1.8.6 has an uninitialized pointer leading to an invalid call to free, which can cause a denial of service. Affected products include: Saitoha Libsixel.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
load_png in loader.c in libsixel.a in libsixel 1.8.6 has an uninitialized pointer leading to an invalid call to free, which can cause a denial of service.
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Attack Technique
Memory corruption occurs when a program writes data beyond the boundaries of allocated memory regions or accesses memory in unintended ways, violating the integrity of the process's address space.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.4. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, n
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.4. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, n
libsixel 1.8.4 has an integer overflow in sixel_frame_resize in frame.c. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerabil
libsixel 1.10.0 is vulnerable to Use after free in libsixel/src/dither.c:379. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulne
Libsixel 1.8.3 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the sixel_encode_highcolor function in tosixel.c. Rated high sev
Libsixel 1.8.2 contains a heap-based buffer overflow in the dither_func_fs function in tosixel.c. Rated high severity (C
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, n
stb_image.h (aka the stb image loader) 2.23, as used in libsixel and other products, has a heap-based buffer over-read i
libsixel before 1.10 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow in libsixel/src/quant.c:867. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this
libsixel 1.8.6 is affected by Buffer Overflow in libsixel/src/quant.c:876. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerab
libsixel 1.8.6 suffers from a Heap Use After Free vulnerability in in libsixel/src/dither.c:388. Rated high severity (CV
In libsixel v1.8.2, there is a heap-based buffer over-read in the function load_jpeg() in the file loader.c, as demonstr
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