libsixel before 1.8.7-r1 and 1.9.0 through 1.10.5 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in gif_init_frame() in src/fromgif.c, which never checks the GIF transparent color index against the palette size. Attackers can supply a crafted GIF with a small color table and large transparent index, processed with a background color set, to write bytes past the palette buffer, causing heap corruption or crashes.
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026 01:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description libsixel before 1.8.7-r1 and 1.9.0 through 1.10.5 contains a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in gif_init_frame() in src/fromgif.c, which never checks the GIF transparent color index against the palette size. Attackers can supply a crafted GIF with a small color table and large transparent index, processed with a background color set, to write bytes past the palette buffer, causing heap corruption or crashes.
Title libsixel before 1.8.7-r1 and 1.9.0 through 1.10.5 Heap Out-of-Bounds Write via GIF
First Time appeared Saitoha
Saitoha libsixel
Weaknesses CWE-787
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:saitoha:libsixel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Saitoha
Saitoha libsixel
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-20T01:04:11.699Z

Reserved: 2026-10-14T13:07:20.557Z

Link: CVE-2026-110601

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-20T01:04:06.185Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-14T15:17:11.530

Modified: 2026-10-20T01:17:11.203

Link: CVE-2026-110601

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-17T11:00:07Z

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