Name: CVE-2018-19763: Out-of-bounds Read
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-19763, CWE-125, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00151

There is a heap-based buffer over-read at writer.c (function: write_png_to_file) in libsixel 1.8.2 that will cause a denial of service.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

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

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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