CVE-2026-33019CWE-125CWE-190

libsixel: Integer overflow leads to Out-of-bounds Read in img2sixel

High · published April 14, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

libsixel is a SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation derived from kmiya's sixel. Versions 1.8.7 and prior contain an integer overflow leading to an out-of-bounds heap read in the --crop option handling of img2sixel, where positive coordinates up to INT_MAX are accepted without overflow-safe bounds checking. In sixel_encoder_do_clip(), the expression clip_w + clip_x overflows to a large negative value when clip_x is INT_MAX, causing the bounds guard to be skipped entirely, and the unclamped coordinate is passed through sixel_frame_clip() to clip(), which computes a source pointer far beyond the image buffer and passes it to memmove(). An attacker supplying a specially crafted crop argument with any valid image can trigger an out-of-bounds read in the heap, resulting in a reliable crash and potential information disclosure. This issue has been fixed in version 1.8.7-r1.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00206 · 10.0th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read; CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Published
2026-04-14T21:49Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 APR 21:49Z
    libsixel: Integer overflow leads to Out-of-bounds Read in img2sixel
    cvelistv5