What is CVE-2018-19762?

CVE-2018-19762 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-19762?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Saitoha Libsixel

CVE-2018-19762

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (53.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Saitoha Libsixel — versions 1.8.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19762?: CVE-2018-19762 is a high-severity vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-19762?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.