CVE-2026-70653

libvips: Possible heap-based buffer read overflow when decoding a well-crafted RLE Radiance image

MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 20, 2026 at 09:06 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 10:10 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibvips

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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, the old-style Radiance RLE decoder in libvips/foreign/radiance.c can process a repeat marker at the beginning of a scanline in scanline_read_old and read q[-1] before any prior pixel exists. A crafted Radiance image loaded through VipsForeignLoadRad can therefore disclose four bytes of adjacent heap data, most likely other image data. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.

Affected

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

v < 8.18.3
Affected range stops below 8.18.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

4.8MEDIUMGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-122

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