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National Vulnerability Database

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CVE-2020-21048 Detail

Description

An issue in the dither.c component of libsixel prior to v1.8.4 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (DOS) via a crafted PNG file.


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Hyperlink Resource
https://bitbucket.org/netbsd/pkgsrc/commits/6f0c011cbfccdffa635d04c84433b1a02687adad Broken Link 
https://bitbucket.org/netbsd/pkgsrc/commits/6f0c011cbfccdffa635d04c84433b1a02687adad Broken Link 
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/blob/master/ChangeLog Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/blob/master/ChangeLog Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/commit/cb373ab6614c910407c5e5a93ab935144e62b037 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/commit/cb373ab6614c910407c5e5a93ab935144e62b037 Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/73 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/73 Exploit  Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/releases/tag/v1.8.4 Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/releases/tag/v1.8.4 Release Notes  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
NVD-CWE-noinfo Insufficient Information cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-21048
NVD Published Date:
09/14/2021
NVD Last Modified:
11/21/2024
Source:
MITRE