CVE-2020-21050

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  3. CVE-2020-21050
Libsixel prior to v1.8.3 contains a stack buffer overflow in the function gif_process_raster at fromgif.c.

6.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References
Link Resource
https://bitbucket.org/netbsd/pkgsrc/commits/a27113e21179cbfbfae0c35f6a9edd6aa498faae Broken Link
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html Technical Description
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/blob/master/ChangeLog Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/commit/7808a06b88c11dbc502318cdd51fa374f8cd47ee Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/75 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/releases/tag/v1.8.5 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://bitbucket.org/netbsd/pkgsrc/commits/a27113e21179cbfbfae0c35f6a9edd6aa498faae Broken Link
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html Technical Description
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/blob/master/ChangeLog Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/commit/7808a06b88c11dbc502318cdd51fa374f8cd47ee Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/75 Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/releases/tag/v1.8.5 Release Notes Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

24 Apr 2026, 12:56

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPE cpe:2.3:a:libsixel_project:libsixel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Saitoha
Saitoha libsixel

21 Nov 2024, 05:12

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://bitbucket.org/netbsd/pkgsrc/commits/a27113e21179cbfbfae0c35f6a9edd6aa498faae - Broken Link () https://bitbucket.org/netbsd/pkgsrc/commits/a27113e21179cbfbfae0c35f6a9edd6aa498faae - Broken Link
References () https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html - Technical Description () https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.html - Technical Description
References () https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/blob/master/ChangeLog - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/blob/master/ChangeLog - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/commit/7808a06b88c11dbc502318cdd51fa374f8cd47ee - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/commit/7808a06b88c11dbc502318cdd51fa374f8cd47ee - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/75 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/75 - Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/releases/tag/v1.8.5 - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/releases/tag/v1.8.5 - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
Information

Published : 2021-09-14 16:15

Updated : 2026-04-24 12:56

NVD link : CVE-2020-21050

Mitre link : CVE-2020-21050

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-21050

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Products Affected

saitoha

  • libsixel
CWE
CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write