#VU81450 Division by zero in libcaca - CVE-2022-0856

Vulnerability identifier: #VU81450

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-0856

CWE-ID: CWE-369

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
libcaca

Vendor: Caca Labs

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a divide by zero error in img2txt. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

libcaca: 0.99 beta14 - 0.99 beta20

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External links
https://github.com/cacalabs/libcaca/issues/65

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.