libsixel: Integer overflow leads to Out-of-bounds Read in img2sixel
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
libsixel is a SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation derived from kmiya's sixel. Versions 1.8.7 and prior contain an integer overflow leading to an out-of-bounds heap read in the --crop option handling of img2sixel, where positive coordinates up to INT_MAX are accepted without overflow-safe bounds checking. In sixel_encoder_do_clip(), the expression clip_w + clip_x overflows to a large negative value when clip_x is INT_MAX, causing the bounds guard to be skipped entirely, and the unclamped coordinate is passed through sixel_frame_clip() to clip(), which computes a source pointer far beyond the image buffer and passes it to memmove(). An attacker supplying a specially crafted crop argument with any valid image can trigger an out-of-bounds read in the heap, resulting in a reliable crash and potential information disclosure. This issue has been fixed in version 1.8.7-r1.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA libsixel (saitoha) Fixed in 1.8.7-r1
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33019
References
More saitoha Libsixel vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-32536 libsixel: integer overflow in encoder CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-25469 libsixel: Use-after-free in load_with_gdkpixbuf() CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2026-32537 libsixel: integer overflow in parser CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-25466 libsixel: Integer Overflow in write_png_to_file() leads to Heap-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-25464 libsixel: Use-After-Free in load_gif() CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.0
- TI-2026-25467 libsixel: Use-after-free in sixel_encoder_encode_bytes() CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-33019 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33019 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2026-33019 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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