Vulnerability CVE-2020-21677


Published: 2021-08-10

Description:
A heap-based buffer overflow in the sixel_encoder_output_without_macro function in encoder.c of Libsixel 1.8.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a crafted PNG file into Sixel format.

Type:

CWE-787

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Libsixel project -> Libsixel 

 References:
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/123

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