CVE-2026-2913

libvips source.c vips_source_read_to_memory heap-based overflow

HIGH
7
CVSS Score
Published: February 22, 2026 at 04:02 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:32 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibvips

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Severity
HIGH7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

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)."

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

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References (8)

VDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/?id.347222
SignaturePermissions RequiredVDB Entry
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347222
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/?submit.755224
Issue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857
Product
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-122CWE-119

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