CVE-2026-111143
Description
Ansilove libansilove through 1.4.2 contains an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in ansilove_xbin() in src/loaders/xbin.c that lacks bounds checks for compressed run-length records. Attackers can supply a crafted compressed XBIN file ending in a control byte such as 0x7F to read past the input buffer, crashing applications that render untrusted XBIN art.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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References
- https://github.com/ansilove/libansilove
- https://github.com/ansilove/libansilove/blob/f1b05447aa566aa4eef9b05ebf8c2aaf1e379cd3/src/loaders/xbin.c#L169-L241
- https://hackmd.io/@haind-pwn/libansilove-xbin-rle-oob-read-and-null-font-deref
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ansilove-libansilove-through-1.4.2-out-of-bounds-read-via-ansilove-xbin-rle-decoding
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.