CVE-2022-29977

MEDIUM

libsixel 1.8.6 - Denial of Service via Crafted JPEG File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

There is an assertion failure error in stbi__jpeg_huff_decode, stb_image.h:1894 in libsixel img2sixel 1.8.6. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted JPEG file.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/165

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0097
EPSS Percentile 57.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-617
Status published
Products (2)
libsixel_project/libsixel 1.8.6
saitoha/libsixel 1.8.6
Published May 11, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026