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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2022-29977

There is an assertion failure error in stbi__jpeg_huff_decode, stb_image.h:1894 in libsixel img2sixel 1.8.6. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted JPEG file.

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4 Nov 2026, 08:50 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2022-29977

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 May 2022, 13:10 UTC

There is an assertion failure error in stbi__jpeg_huff_decode, stb_image.h:1894 in libsixel img2sixel 1.8.6. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted JPEG file.

osv:CVE-2022-29977
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-29977",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "There is an assertion failure error in stbi__jpeg_huff_decode, stb_image.h:1894 in libsixel img2sixel 1.8.6. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted JPEG file.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2022-29977",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "unknown",
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                      },
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          "database_specific": {
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:34.092413771Z",
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        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29977",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 501260,
  "published_at": "2022-05-11T13:10:13+00:00"
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