CVE-2026-33018

Published: Apr 15, 2026 Last Modified: Apr 15, 2026
ExploitDB:
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Google Dorks:
HIGH 7,0
Attack Vector: local
Attack Complexity: high
Privileges Required: none
User Interaction: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high

Description

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libsixel is a SIXEL encoder/decoder implementation derived from kmiya's sixel. Versions 1.8.7 and prior contain a Use-After-Free vulnerability via the load_gif() function in fromgif.c, where a single sixel_frame_t object is reused across all frames of an animated GIF and gif_init_frame() unconditionally frees and reallocates frame->pixels between frames without consulting the object's reference count. Because the public API explicitly provides sixel_frame_ref() to retain a frame and sixel_frame_get_pixels() to access the raw pixel buffer, a callback following this documented usage pattern will hold a dangling pointer after the second frame is decoded, resulting in a heap use-after-free confirmed by ASAN. Any application using sixel_helper_load_image_file() with a multi-frame callback to process user-supplied animated GIFs is affected, with a reliable crash as the minimum impact and potential for code execution. This issue has been fixed in version 1.8.7-r1.

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

Trend Analysis

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System)

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EPSS Score
0,0002
Percentile
0,0th
Updated

EPSS Score Trend (Last 2 Days)

416

Use After Free

Stable
Common Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Integrity Availability Confidentiality
Potential Impacts:
Modify Memory Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Applicable Platforms
Languages: C, C++, Memory-Unsafe
View CWE Details
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/releases/tag/v1.8.7-r1
https://github.com/saitoha/libsixel/security/advisories/GHSA-w46f-jr9f-rgvp