Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting libsixel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-LIBSIXEL-344051
  • published8 Apr 2019
  • disclosed8 Apr 2019

Introduced: 8 Apr 2019

CVE-2019-11024  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 libsixel.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libsixel package and not the libsixel package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The load_pnm function in frompnm.c in libsixel.a in libsixel 1.8.2 has infinite recursion.