CVE-2019-20140 json
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.4.
published 2019-12-30 6 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-10696
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.1%
- EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.4. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function gif_out_code at fromgif.c.
Patch / fix
- libsixel Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.8.6-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-20140
Exploit prediction
1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/122 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write
References
-
github.com
/saitoha/libsixel/issues/122
exploit, patch, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-20140
- NVD CVE-2019-20140
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