CVE-2026-2913

LOW

libvips < 8.19.0 - Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in vips_source_read_to_memory

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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
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