CVE-2018-19762

7.8 HIGH

Published: November 30, 2018 Modified: April 24, 2026

Description

There is a heap-based buffer overflow at fromsixel.c (function: image_buffer_resize) in libsixel 1.8.2 that will cause a denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1649199

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1649199

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

7.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.2%

38th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

Affected Vendors

saitoha

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