Description
Kitty is a cross-platform GPU based terminal. Versions 0.46.2 and below contain a heap buffer overflow in load_image_data() that allows any process which can write to the terminal's stdin to crash kitty immediately. The vulnerability is triggered by a single APC graphics protocol command with a PNG format declaration (f=100) whose payload exceeds twice the initial buffer capacity. The overflow is attacker-controlled in both length and content, causing DoS and potentially escalation to RCE itself. This issue has been fixed in version 0.47.0.
Problem types
CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Product status
References
github.com/.../kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-j68c-v8x4-269g
github.com/.../kitty/security/advisories/GHSA-j68c-v8x4-269g
github.com/...ommit/e9661f0f3afb4e4dbffa509adfb3df3c9780ad34