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    CVE-2022-29978

    There is a floating point exception error in sixel_encoder_do_resize, encoder.c:633 in libsixel img2sixel 1.8.6. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted JPEG file.

    Published:May 11, 2022
    Last Modified:Apr 24, 2026
    EPS:May 11, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.003
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Saitoha
    Product
    Libsixel

    Exploits

    https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/166https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/166

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-682 Incorrect Calculation

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-128 Integer Attacks
    CAPEC-129 Pointer Manipulation

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