CVE-2026-42046
libcaca: Heap OOB write in canvas import functions caused by int overflow
CVSS Score
7.8
EPSS Score
0.1%
EPSS Percentile
20th
libcaca is a colour ASCII art library. In 0.99.beta20 and earlier, an integer overflow vulnerability in libcaca's canvas import functionality allows an attacker to cause a controlled heap out-of-bounds write (heap overflow) by supplying a crafted file in the "caca" format. Depending on the build configuration and memory allocator, this may lead to memory corruption or remote code execution. This is the same vulnerability as CVE-2021-3410 but the fix at that time was not fully correct. Commit fb77acff9ba6bb01d53940da34fb10f20b156a23 fixes this vulnerability.
| CWE | CWE-122 CWE-190 CWE-787 |
| Vendor | cacalabs |
| Product | libcaca |
| Published | May 11, 2026 |
| Last Updated | May 12, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Affected Versions
cacalabs / libcaca
<= 0.99.beta20