USN-3860-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3860-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-3860-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-3860-1
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Published
2019-01-15T16:06:06.346973Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:32:08.386682Z
Summary
libcaca vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libcaca incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2018-20544)

It was discovered that libcaca incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-20545, CVE-2018-20548, CVE-2018-20459)

It was discovered that libcaca incorrectly handled certain images. An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information. (CVE-2018-20546, CVE-2018-20547)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / libcaca

Package

Name
libcaca
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcaca@0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.99.beta18-1ubuntu2
0.99.beta18-1ubuntu3
0.99.beta18-1ubuntu4
0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "caca-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "caca-utils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcaca-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcaca0",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcaca0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta18-1ubuntu5.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / libcaca

Package

Name
libcaca
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcaca@0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.99.beta19-2build2~gcc5.1
0.99.beta19-2build2~gcc5.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "caca-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "caca-utils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcaca-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcaca0",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcaca0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.16.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / libcaca

Package

Name
libcaca
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcaca@0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.99.beta19-2build2~gcc5.2
0.99.beta19-2build2~gcc5.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "caca-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "caca-utils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcaca-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcaca0",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libcaca0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "0.99.beta19-2ubuntu0.18.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}