CVE-2026-3281

MEDIUM

libvips 8.19.0 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

A vulnerability was detected in libvips 8.19.0. This affects the function vips_bandrank_build of the file libvips/conversion/bandrank.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument index results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named fd28c5463697712cb0ab116a2c55e4f4d92c4088. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

References (8)

[Various Sources] https://github.com/libvips/libvips/

[Patch] https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/fd28c5463697712cb0ab116a2c55e4f4d92c4088

[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4878

[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4878#issue-3944209102

[Issue Tracking] https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4895

[Permissions Required, VDB Entry] https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.348010

[Permissions Required, VDB Entry] https://vuldb.com/?id.348010

[Permissions Required, VDB Entry] https://vuldb.com/?submit.758861

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3

EPSS 0.0002

EPSS Percentile 4.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Classification

CWE

CWE-122 CWE-119

Status published

Affected Products (1)

libvips/libvips

Timeline

Published Feb 27, 2026

Tracked Since Feb 27, 2026