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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-21677
A heap-based buffer overflow in the sixel_encoder_output_without_macro function in encoder.c...
Vulnerability Description
A heap-based buffer overflow in the sixel_encoder_output_without_macro function in encoder.c of Libsixel 1.8.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via converting a crafted PNG file into Sixel format.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.8.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 10th, 2021
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.