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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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5DescriptionNVD
libsixel is a SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation derived from kmiya's sixel. Versions 1.8.7 and prior contain an integer overflow leading to an out-of-bounds heap read in the --crop option handling of img2sixel, where positive coordinates up to INT_MAX are accepted without overflow-safe bounds checking. In sixel_encoder_do_clip(), the expression clip_w + clip_x overflows to a large negative value when clip_x is INT_MAX, causing the bounds guard to be skipped entirely, and the unclamped coordinate is passed through sixel_frame_clip() to clip(), which computes a source pointer far beyond the image buffer and passes it to memmove(). An attacker supplying a specially crafted crop argument with any valid image can trigger an out-of-bounds read in the heap, resulting in a reliable crash and potential information disclosure. This issue has been fixed in version 1.8.7-r1.
AnalysisAI
Out-of-bounds heap read in libsixel img2sixel via integer overflow allows local attackers to crash the application and potentially leak sensitive memory contents when processing malicious --crop arguments with otherwise valid images. Affects libsixel 1.8.7 and earlier; patched in 1.8.7-r1. …
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RemediationAI
Within 24 hours: inventory systems running libsixel 1.8.7 or earlier and assess exposure in production environments. Within 7 days: update libsixel to version 1.8.7-r1 or later across all affected systems. …
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EUVD-2026-22742