CVE-2022-29978 — Incorrect Calculation in Project Libsixel

CWE-682 — Incorrect Calculation5 documents5 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 46.59%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
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Libsixel Project Libsixel
Timeline
PublishedMay 11
Latest updateMay 12

Description

There is a floating point exception error in sixel_encoder_do_resize, encoder.c:633 in libsixel img2sixel 1.8.6. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted JPEG file.

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< 1:1.8.7-1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-c3c6-7g46-49xf: There is a floating point exception error in sixel_encoder_do_resize, encoder↗2022-05-12
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CVEList
CVE-2022-29978: There is a floating point exception error in sixel_encoder_do_resize, encoder↗2022-05-11
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OSV
CVE-2022-29978: There is a floating point exception error in sixel_encoder_do_resize, encoder↗2022-05-11
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Debian
CVE-2022-29978: libsixel - There is a floating point exception error in sixel_encoder_do_resize, encoder.c:...↗2022
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