Name: CVE-2018-14073: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-14073, CWE-772, CVSS 7.5, EPSS 0.00366

libsixel 1.8.1 has a memory leak in sixel_allocator_new in allocator.c.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade libsixel	Jul 30, 2024	Jul 15, 2018
Freebsd	—	Upgrade libsixel	Jul 25, 2018	Jul 24, 2018
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Jul 15, 2018

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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