CVE-2025-9300 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2025-9300

saitoha libsixel img2sixel encoder.c sixel_debug_print_palette stack-based overflow

Vulnerability Description

A vulnerability was found in saitoha libsixel up to 1.10.3. Affected by this issue is the function sixel_debug_print_palette of the file src/encoder.c of the component img2sixel. The manipulation results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is identified as 316c086e79d66b62c0c4bc66229ee894e4fdb7d1. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • xdcao (VulDB User)

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

libsixel
Vulnerable Versions:
1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.10.3

Timeline

Official Publish: August 21st, 2025
Last Modified: August 21st, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-121 CWE-119

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1055 Process Injection
Defense Evasion
T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer
Command and Control
T1485 Data Destruction
Impact
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution
Execution