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CVE-2020-21048

Published: Sep 14, 2021 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-21048
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

An issue in the dither.c component of libsixel prior to v1.8.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted PNG file.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Libsixel Libsixel_project * 1.8.4 (excluding)
Libsixel Ubuntu bionic *
Libsixel Ubuntu focal *
Libsixel Ubuntu trusty *
Libsixel Ubuntu upstream *
Libsixel Ubuntu xenial *

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