Medium
Security advisory
load_png in loader.c in libsixel.a in libsixel 1.8.6 has an uninitialized pointer leading to an invalid call to free, which can cause a denial of service.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2020-11721
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
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- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 10:49 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
load_png in loader.c in libsixel.a in libsixel 1.8.6 has an uninitialized pointer leading to an invalid call to free, which can cause a denial of service.
osv:CVE-2020-11721
Complete source record
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