| Name | CVE-2018-14072 |
| Description | libsixel 1.8.1 has a memory leak in sixel_decoder_decode in decoder.c, image_buffer_resize in fromsixel.c, and sixel_decode_raw in fromsixel.c. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 903858 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| libsixel (PTS) | jessie | 1.1.2-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 1.5.2-2+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster | 1.8.2-1+deb10u1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 1.8.6-2 | fixed |
| trixie, sid, bookworm | 1.10.3-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| libsixel | source | stretch | 1.5.2-2+deb9u1 | | | |
| libsixel | source | (unstable) | 1.8.2-1 | low | | 903858 |
Notes
[jessie] - libsixel <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/67#issue-341198610
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/commit/f94bc6fec696abd77be275226f28409602bd1f27