| Name | CVE-2022-29978 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1014527 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libsixel (PTS) | buster | 1.8.2-1+deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 1.8.6-2 | vulnerable |
| bookworm, sid | 1.10.3-3 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libsixel | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1014527 |
Notes
[bullseye] - libsixel <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - libsixel <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[stretch] - libsixel <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/libsixel/libsixel/issues/63
Previously also reported in https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/166