Description
libvips before 8.7.4 generates output images from uninitialized memory locations when processing corrupted input image data because iofuncs/memory.c does not zero out allocated memory. This can result in leaking raw process memory contents through the output image.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/00622428bda8d7521db8d74260b519fa41d69d0a
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/tag/v8.7.4
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blog.silentsignal.eu/2019/04/18/drop-by-drop-bleeding-through-libvips/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
50.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-908
Status
published
Products (1)
libvips/libvips
< 8.7.4
Published
Jan 26, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026