Deark v.1.6.2 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the do_prism_read_palette()…
Priority HIGH 69CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Deark v.1.6.2 was discovered to contain a stack overflow via the do_prism_read_palette() function at /modules/atari-img.c.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00423 36th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:entropymine:deark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.6.2 | Vulnerable | Entropymine |
- cpe:2.3:a:entropymine:deark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.2 Vulnerable ·Entropymine
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-43289
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pf6c-226m-gccq
References
Advisory 1
More Entropymine Deark vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-09838 In Deark before 1.5.8, a specially crafted input file can cause a NULL pointer… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2021-09839 In Deark before v1.5.8, a specially crafted input file can cause a division by zero in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-43289 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-43289 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pf6c-226m-gccq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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