libsixel is a SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation derived from kmiya's sixel. Versions 1.8.7 and prior contain a Use-After-Free vulnerability via the load_gif() function in fromgif.c, where a single sixel_frame_t object is reused across all frames of an animated GIF and gif_init_frame() unconditionally frees and reallocates frame->pixels between frames without consulting the object's reference count. Because the public API explicitly provides sixel_frame_ref() to retain a frame and sixel_frame_get_pixels() to access the raw pixel buffer, a callback following this documented usage pattern will hold a dangling pointer after the second frame is decoded, resulting in a heap use-after-free confirmed by ASAN. Any application using sixel_helper_load_image_file() with a multi-frame callback to process user-supplied animated GIFs is affected, with a reliable crash as the minimum impact and potential for code execution. This issue has been fixed in version 1.8.7-r1.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/releases/tag/v1.8.7-r1 | Release Notes |
| https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/security/advisories/GHSA-w46f-jr9f-rgvp | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
23 Apr 2026, 14:48
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Saitoha
Saitoha libsixel |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/releases/tag/v1.8.7-r1 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/security/advisories/GHSA-w46f-jr9f-rgvp - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
14 Apr 2026, 22:16
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Information
Published : 2026-04-14 22:16
Updated : 2026-04-23 14:48
NVD link : CVE-2026-33018
Mitre link : CVE-2026-33018
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-33018
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Products Affected
saitoha
- libsixel
CWE
CWE-416
Use After Free
