CVE-2019-3573 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In libsixel v1.8.2, there is an infinite loop in the function sixel_decode_raw_impl() in the file fromsixel.c, as demonstrated by sixel2png.

Published: 2019-01-02

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2019-13209	In libsixel v1.8.2, there is an infinite loop in the function sixel_decode_raw_impl() in the file fromsixel.c, as demonstrated by sixel2png.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00165.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/libsixel
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/83

History

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Saitoha Saitoha libsixel
CPEs	cpe:2.3:a:libsixel_project:libsixel:1.8.2:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:1.8.2:::::::*
Vendors & Products	Libsixel Project Libsixel Project libsixel	Saitoha Saitoha libsixel

Subscriptions

Saitoha Libsixel

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-01-02T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:31:38.471Z

Reserved: 2019-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-3573

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-01-02T15:29:00.360

Modified: 2026-04-24T12:56:58.623

Link: CVE-2019-3573

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-835

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