Out-of-Bounds Affecting libcaca package, versions <0.99_beta20-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE319-LIBCACA-6109698
  • published8 Dec 2023
  • disclosed23 Feb 2021

Introduced: 23 Feb 2021

CVE-2021-3410  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.19 libcaca to version 0.99_beta20-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libcaca package and not the libcaca package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.19 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in libcaca v0.99.beta19. A buffer overflow issue in caca_resize function in libcaca/caca/canvas.c may lead to local execution of arbitrary code in the user context.

CVSS Scores

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