CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2019-11024

Uncontrolled Recursion

Published: Apr 08, 2019 | Modified: Apr 24, 2026
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
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The load_pnm function in frompnm.c in libsixel.a in libsixel 1.8.2 has infinite recursion.

Weakness

The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
LibsixelSaitoha1.8.2 (including)1.8.2 (including)
LibsixelUbuntubionic*
LibsixelUbuntucosmic*
LibsixelUbuntudisco*
LibsixelUbuntueoan*
LibsixelUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
LibsixelUbuntufocal*
LibsixelUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References