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CVE-2025-9300
saitoha libsixel img2sixel encoder.c sixel_debug_print_palette stack-based overflow
Medium4.8EPSS 0.26%
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Description
A vulnerability was found in saitoha libsixel up to 1.10.3. Affected by this issue is the function sixel_debug_print_palette of the file src/encoder.c of the component img2sixel. The manipulation results in stack-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is identified as 316c086e79d66b62c0c4bc66229ee894e4fdb7d1. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium4.8 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Medium5.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| VulDBCNA (assigner) | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 4.0 | Low1.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.26% · top 83% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.8.
Weakness
Affected products
References (7)
- VDB-320905 | saitoha libsixel img2sixel encoder.c sixel_debug_print_palette stack-based overflow (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-320905 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) (opens in a new tab)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #632366 | LibSixel img2sixel LibSixel version 1.10.3 (commit 6dd664c) compiled on Aug 2 2025 and the newest master version. Heap Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryexploit
- https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/200 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingexploit
- https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/issues/200#issuecomment-3178785635 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingexploit
- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IIvvRFgUQZcySqeoqXXhsxd0HZCjClJ7/view?usp=sharing (opens in a new tab)exploit
- https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/commit/316c086e79d66b62c0c4bc66229ee894e4fdb7d1 (opens in a new tab)patchexploit
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