7.3 HIGH
- CVSS version (CVSS): 3.1
- Attack Vector (AV): Local (L)
- Attack Complexity (AC): Low (L)
- Privileges Required (PR): None (N)
- User Interaction (UI): None (N)
- Scope (S): Unchanged (U)
- Confidentiality (C): Low (L)
- Integrity (I): Low (L)
- Availability (A): High (H)
- Modified Attack Vector (MAV): Local (L)
- Modified Attack Complexity (MAC): Low (L)
- Modified Privileges Required (MPR): None (N)
- Modified User Interaction (MUI): None (N)
- Modified Confidentiality (MC): Low (L)
- Modified Scope (MS): Unchanged (U)
- Modified Integrity (MI): Low (L)
- Modified Availability (MA): High (H)
by @LeSuisse Activity log
- Created suggestion
- @LeSuisse dismissed (not in Nixpkgs)
libsixel: Use-after-free in sixel_encoder_encode_bytes()
libsixel is a SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation derived from kmiya's sixel. Versions 1.8.7 and prior contain a use-after-free vulnerability in sixel_encoder_encode_bytes() because sixel_frame_init() stores the caller-owned pixel buffer pointer directly in frame->pixels without making a defensive copy. When a resize operation is triggered, sixel_frame_convert_to_rgb888() unconditionally frees this caller-owned buffer and replaces it with a new internal allocation, leaving the caller with a dangling pointer. Any subsequent access to the original buffer by the caller constitutes a use-after-free, confirmed by AddressSanitizer. An attacker who controls incoming frames can trigger this bug repeatedly and predictably, resulting in a reliable crash with potential for code execution. This issue has been fixed in version 1.8.7-r1.
References
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https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/security/advisories/GHSA-j6m5-2cc7-3whc x_refsource_CONFIRM
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https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/releases/tag/v1.8.7-r1 x_refsource_MISC
Affected products
- ==< 1.8.7-r1
Matching in nixpkgs
pkgs.libsixel
SIXEL library for console graphics, and converter programs
pkgs.python312Packages.libsixel
SIXEL graphics encoder/decoder implementation
pkgs.python313Packages.libsixel
SIXEL graphics encoder/decoder implementation
pkgs.python314Packages.libsixel
SIXEL graphics encoder/decoder implementation
Package maintainers
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@hzeller Henner Zeller <h.zeller@acm.org>
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@rmcgibbo Robert T. McGibbon <rmcgibbo@gmail.com>