PT-2018-2596
CVE-2018-20544
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Published
2018-11-22
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
6.5
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libcaca version 0.99.beta19
Description
The issue is related to a division by zero error in the
caca dither bitmap function, located in caca/dither.c, of the libcaca graphic library. This error can lead to a denial of service. The vulnerability can be exploited by a remote attacker.Recommendations
For libcaca version 0.99.beta19, as a temporary workaround, consider disabling the
caca dither bitmap function until a patch is available.
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