CVE-2019-20023 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Project Libsixel

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCWE-772 — Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime6 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
OSV9.8
EPSS
0.4%
top 36.85%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Libsixel Project Libsixel
Timeline
PublishedDec 27
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A memory leak was discovered in image_buffer_resize in fromsixel.c in libsixel 1.8.4.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debianlibsixel_project/libsixel< 1.8.6-1+3

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
GHSA-273r-q5cp-p9c2: A memory leak was discovered in image_buffer_resize in fromsixel↗2022-05-24
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OSV
italc vulnerabilities↗2020-09-28
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CVEList
CVE-2019-20023: A memory leak was discovered in image_buffer_resize in fromsixel↗2019-12-27
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OSV
CVE-2019-20023: A memory leak was discovered in image_buffer_resize in fromsixel↗2019-12-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Debian
CVE-2019-20023: libsixel - A memory leak was discovered in image_buffer_resize in fromsixel.c in libsixel 1...↗2019
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CVE-2019-20023 — Project Libsixel vulnerability | cvebase