CVE•Published 2022-05-11•Modified 2026-04-24•0 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2022-29978Saitoha · Libsixel
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
There is a floating point exception error in sixel_encoder_do_resize, encoder.c:633 in libsixel img2sixel 1.8.6. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted JPEG file.
Timeline
Published 2022-05-11
Modified 2026-04-24
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common). Live host counts are a Premium feature.
Shodan · vuln tag
vuln:CVE-2022-29978Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product + version
product:"Saitoha Libsixel" version:"1.8.6"Version-pinned fingerprint from NVD's first vulnerable CPE.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"Libsixel"HTTP body or banner mentions "Libsixel" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2022-29978Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2022-29978Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2022-29978Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2022-29978GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2022-29978" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (1)
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