What is CVE-2022-29978?

CVE-2022-29978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel, classified under Incorrect Calculation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-29978?

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

Is CVE-2022-29978 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel

CVE-2022-29978

There is a floating point exception error in sixel_encoder_do_resize, encoder.c:633 in libsixel img2sixel 1.8.6. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted JPEG file.

EPSS: 0.010 (59.9th 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 — versions 1.8.6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-682 — Incorrect Calculation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-29978?: CVE-2022-29978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Saitoha Libsixel, classified under Incorrect Calculation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-29978?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-29978 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.