CVE-2026-2913
LOWlibvips < 8.19.0 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in vips_source_read_to_memory
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability was determined in libvips up to 8.19.0. The affected element is the function vips_source_read_to_memory of the file libvips/iofuncs/source.c. This manipulation causes heap-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. Patch name: a56feecbe9ed66521d9647ec9fbcd2546eccd7ee. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue. The confirmation of the bugfix mentions: "[T]he impact of this is negligible, since this only affects custom seekable sources larger than 4 GiB (and the crash occurs in user code rather than libvips itself)."
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Permissions Required, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.347222
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347222
Permissions Required, VDB Entry third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.755224
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857
Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issuecomment-3878479322
Issue Tracking exploit
issue-tracking
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issue-3920154326
Various Sources product
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/
Scores
CVSS v3
2.5
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
8.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-119
CWE-122
Status
published
Products (1)
libvips/libvips
< 8.19.0
Published
Feb 22, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 22, 2026