Access of Uninitialized Pointer Affecting libsixel package, versions <1.10.3-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.94% (57th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-LIBSIXEL-21184790
  • published18 Oct 2026
  • disclosed12 Apr 2020

Introduced: 12 Apr 2020

CVE-2020-11721  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-824  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest libsixel to version 1.10.3-1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

load_png in loader.c in libsixel.a in libsixel 1.8.6 has an uninitialized pointer leading to an invalid call to free, which can cause a denial of service.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1