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Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-19756 is a denial-of-service flaw in libsixel 1.8.2. The reported issue is a heap-based buffer over-read while loading TGA image data. A vulnerable image-processing path could crash when handling a malformed image. The source bundle does not show code execution or active exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted availability risk. It is not documented as actively exploited, but internet-facing or automated image-processing services should verify exposure and patch through vendor channels when available.
Technical view
The flaw is reported in stb_image.h within stbi__tga_load as used by libsixel 1.8.2. It is described as a heap-based buffer over-read causing denial of service. The CVE metadata has no CVSS, CWE, CPE, or complete affected-product entries beyond the description text.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely where libsixel 1.8.2 processes untrusted or user-supplied TGA images. The affected metadata in the bundle is incomplete, so teams should verify package usage directly rather than relying on CPE matching.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not report known active exploitation, and KEV status is false. The documented impact is denial of service, not privilege escalation or remote code execution. Practical risk depends on whether attackers can submit images to a service using libsixel.
Researcher notes
The public record is sparse: no CVSS vector, CWE, CPE list, or patch reference is included in the bundle. Analysis should stay limited to libsixel 1.8.2 and the reported stbi__tga_load heap over-read denial-of-service condition.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory systems and applications that include libsixel 1.8.2.
- Check vendor or distribution guidance, including the Red Hat Bugzilla reference.
- Update libsixel when a vendor-supported fixed package is available.
- Avoid processing untrusted TGA files on exposed services where possible.
- Add isolation or crash recovery around image-processing workloads.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether libsixel 1.8.2 is present in production images or packages.
- Identify services that process TGA images from users or external sources.
- Review crash logs for image-processing failures linked to TGA handling.
- Track vendor advisory status before closing remediation.
- Confirm any applied package update comes from a trusted vendor channel.
Public sources used
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- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1649198CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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