CVE-2019-3573

5.5 MEDIUM
Published: January 02, 2019 Modified: April 24, 2026
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Description

In libsixel v1.8.2, there is an infinite loop in the function sixel_decode_raw_impl() in the file fromsixel.c, as demonstrated by sixel2png.

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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:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/libsixel
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/83
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/libsixel
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/83
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory

4 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
5.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
37th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-835

Affected Vendors

saitoha

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