CVE-2026-44637 PUBLISHED

libsixel: integer overflow in parser

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 07.05.2026 Published: 14.05.2026 Updated: 14.05.2026

libsixel is a SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation derived from kmiya's sixel. From to 1.8.7-r1, a signed integer overflow in the SIXEL parser's image-buffer doubling loop can lead to an out-of-bounds heap write in sixel_decode_raw_impl. context->pos_x grows by repeat_count on every sixel character with no upper bound check. Once pos_x approaches INT_MAX, the expression "pos_x + repeat_count" used to size the image buffer overflows signed int. Depending on how the overflow wraps, the resize check that should reject oversized buffers can be bypassed, after which a subsequent write computes a large attacker-influenced offset into image->data and writes past the allocation. Reachable from any caller that decodes attacker-supplied SIXEL data, including img2sixel. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.8.7-r2.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.1

Product Status

Vendor saitoha
Product libsixel
Versions
  • Version >= 0.11.0, < 1.8.7-r2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound CWE
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write CWE