Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2018-14072 (CCN-146544)

Assigned:2018-07-14
Published:2018-07-14
Updated:2019-10-03
Summary:libsixel 1.8.1 has a memory leak in sixel_decoder_decode in decoder.c, image_buffer_resize in fromsixel.c, and sixel_decode_raw in fromsixel.c.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.5 High (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
6.6 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
2.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:5.0 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
1.7 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-772
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2018-14072

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
libsixel-cve201814072-dos(146544)

Source: CCN
Type: libsixel GIT Repository
Memory leak detected #67

Source: MISC
Type: Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/67#issue-341198610

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:libsixel_project:libsixel:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:2018140720000000
    V
    CVE-2018-14072 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.
    2018-07-15
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201814072000
    V
    CVE-2018-14072 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
    2018-07-15
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2018140720000000
    V
    CVE-2018-14072 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2018-07-15
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201814072000
    V
    CVE-2018-14072 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2018-07-15
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2018140720000000
    V
    CVE-2018-14072 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2018-07-15
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201814072000
    V
    CVE-2018-14072 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2018-07-15
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2018140720000000
    V
    CVE-2018-14072 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2018-07-15
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201814072000
    V
    CVE-2018-14072 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2018-07-15
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