PT-2026-39852
CVE-2026-42046
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Published
2026-05-11
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Updated
2026-07-09
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libcaca versions 0.99.beta20 and earlier
Description
An integer overflow in the canvas import functionality allows an attacker to cause a controlled heap out-of-bounds write (heap overflow) by supplying a crafted file in the "caca" format. Depending on the build configuration and memory allocator, this may lead to memory corruption or remote code execution.
Recommendations
Apply the fix provided in commit fb77acff9ba6bb01d53940da34fb10f20b156a23.
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