libsixel is a SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation derived from kmiya's sixel. From to 1.8.7-r1, a signed integer overflow in the SIXEL parser's image-buffer doubling loop can lead to an out-of-bounds heap write in sixel_decode_raw_impl. context->pos_x grows by repeat_count on every sixel character with no upper bound check. Once pos_x approaches INT_MAX, the expression "pos_x + repeat_count" used to size the image buffer overflows signed int. Depending on how the overflow wraps, the resize check that should reject oversized buffers can be bypassed, after which a subsequent write computes a large attacker-influenced offset into image->data and writes past the allocation. Reachable from any caller that decodes attacker-supplied SIXEL data, including img2sixel. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.7-r2.
References
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| https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/security/advisories/GHSA-9jm7-77gr-qghv | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/security/advisories/GHSA-9jm7-77gr-qghv | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
15 May 2026, 17:55
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| References | () https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/security/advisories/GHSA-9jm7-77gr-qghv - Exploit, Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Saitoha
Saitoha libsixel |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
15 May 2026, 15:16
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| References | () https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/security/advisories/GHSA-9jm7-77gr-qghv - |
14 May 2026, 20:17
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-05-14 20:17
Updated : 2026-05-15 17:55
NVD link : CVE-2026-44637
Mitre link : CVE-2026-44637
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-44637
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Products Affected
saitoha
- libsixel
