CVE-2019-19636
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. There is an integer overflow in the function...
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. There is an integer overflow in the function sixel_encode_body at tosixel.c.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. There is an integer overflow in the function sixel_encode_body at tosixel.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-19636- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. There is an integer overflow in the function sixel_encode_body at tosixel.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-19636- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-9246 No score
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. There is an integer overflow in the function sixel_encode_body at tosixel.c.
- Record
EUVD-2019-9246- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7m84-qcqm-rgjv
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. There is an integer overflow in the function...
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. There is an integer overflow in the function sixel_encode_body at tosixel.c.
- Record
GHSA-7m84-qcqm-rgjv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. There is an integer overflow in the function sixel_encode_body at tosixel.c.
- Record
CVE-2019-19636- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-19636
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. There is an integer overflow in the function sixel_encode_body at tosixel.c.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-19636- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-19636
An issue was discovered in libsixel 1.8.2. There is an integer overflow in the function sixel_encode_body at tosixel.c.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-19636- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libsixelDebian:12 |
before 1.8.6-1 | 1.8.6-1 |
libsixelDebian:13 |
before 1.8.6-1 | 1.8.6-1 |
libsixelDebian:14 |
before 1.8.6-1 | 1.8.6-1 |
libsixelUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.4.2-11.5.2-2 |
None known |
libsixelUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.5.2-21.7.3-1 |
None known |
libsixelUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.8.2-11.8.2-2.1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-19636 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Saitoha Libsixel, published December 8, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. Fixed in libsixel 1.8.6-1.