What is CVE-2019-20023?

CVE-2019-20023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2019-20023?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel

CVE-2019-20023

A memory leak was discovered in image_buffer_resize in fromsixel.c in libsixel 1.8.4.

EPSS: 0.010 (59.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Saitoha Libsixel
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20023?: CVE-2019-20023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2019-20023?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.