What is CVE-2018-14072?

CVE-2018-14072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-07-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-14072?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-14072 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel

CVE-2018-14072

libsixel 1.8.1 has a memory leak in sixel_decoder_decode in decoder.c, image_buffer_resize in fromsixel.c, and sixel_decode_raw in fromsixel.c.

EPSS: 0.014 (69.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Saitoha Libsixel — versions 1.8.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14072?: CVE-2018-14072 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-07-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-14072?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-14072 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.