CVE-2020-21050
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: September 14, 2021 at 03:09 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:03 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibsixel
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Libsixel prior to v1.8.3 contains a stack buffer overflow in the function gif_process_raster at fromgif.c.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://bitbucket.org/netbsd/pkgsrc/commits/a27113e21179cbfbfae0c35f6a9edd6aa498faaex_refsource_MISCTechnical Description
Source: [email protected]
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.htmlx_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/blob/master/ChangeLogx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/commit/7808a06b88c11dbc502318cdd51fa374f8cd47eex_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/75x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/releases/tag/v1.8.5CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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