CVE-2019-3574

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libsixel version 1.8.2

Description The issue is related to a heap-based buffer over-read in the load jpeg() function, located in the loader.c file. This can be demonstrated by using img2sixel.

Recommendations For libsixel version 1.8.2, consider avoiding the use of the load jpeg() function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of img2sixel to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.