Vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel
CVE-2020-21048
An issue in the dither.c component of libsixel prior to v1.8.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted PNG file.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (70.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/73 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/saitoha/libsixel/commit/cb373ab6614c910407c5e5a93ab935144e62b037 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/saitoha/libsixel/releases/tag/v1.8.4 (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- github.com/saitoha/libsixel/blob/master/ChangeLog (Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- bitbucket.org/netbsd/pkgsrc/commits/6f0c011cbfccdffa635d04c84433b1a02687adad (Broken Link)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-21048?
- CVE-2020-21048 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2021-09-14.
- How severe is CVE-2020-21048?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.