# CVE-2018-19353: The ansilove\_ansi function in loaders/ansi.c in libansilove 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-11-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The ansilove_ansi function in loaders/ansi.c in libansilove 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/ansilove/libansilove/issues/4
- https://github.com/CCCCCrash/POCs/tree/master/Bin/Tools-libansilove-1.0.0

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