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Security advisory
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.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2022-29977
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 4 Nov 2026, 08:50 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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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