Description
A flaw was found in libcaca v0.99.beta19. A buffer overflow issue in caca_resize function in libcaca/caca/canvas.c may lead to local execution of arbitrary code in the user context.
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CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | libcaca | libcaca v0.99.beta19 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1928437Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cacalabs/libcaca/issues/52Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6WFGYICNTMNDNMDDUV4G2RYFB5HNJCOV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PC7EGOEQ5C4OD66ZUJJIIYEXBTZOCMZX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZSBCRN6EGQJUVOSD4OEEQ6XORHEM2CUL/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1928437Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cacalabs/libcaca/issues/52Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/03/msg00006.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6WFGYICNTMNDNMDDUV4G2RYFB5HNJCOV/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PC7EGOEQ5C4OD66ZUJJIIYEXBTZOCMZX/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ZSBCRN6EGQJUVOSD4OEEQ6XORHEM2CUL/
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 23, 2021
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified