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CVE-2026-2913· NVD / CVE Program· CNA VulDB

libvips source.c vips_source_read_to_memory heap-based overflow

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)."

LowCVSS 1.1 · v4.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Feb 22, 2026
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 9th percentile
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Action score

4

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
4 / 40 · 1.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · VulDB
2.0
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
libvipslibvips

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • libvips libvipsup to 8.19.0 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulDB). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • n/a libvips

    • 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.10, 8.11 … (+8)affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12vipsbefore 8.14.1-3+deb12u38.14.1-3+deb12u3
Debian:13vipsbefore 8.16.1-1+deb13u18.16.1-1+deb13u1
Debian:14vipsbefore 8.18.0-28.18.0-2

Same product

libvips: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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    36Monitor
  • CVE-2025-29769libvips has a potential heap-based buffer overflow when attempting to convert multiband TIFF input to HEIF output
    34Monitor
  • CVE-2026-69242libvips: Integer overflow leading to heap buffer overflow leading to possible attacker-controlled mmap-resident write
    33Monitor
  • CVE-2018-7998In libvips before 8.6.3, a NULL function pointer dereference vulnerability was found in the vips_region_generate function in region.c, which
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-35591Possible heap-based buffer overflow when decoding TIFF image containing well-crafted tile
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2026-33327Possible integer overflow leading to potential heap-based buffer overflow
    28Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:vips8.14.1-3+deb12u3 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-31452 days apartlibvips matrixload.c vips_foreign_load_matrix_header memory corruption
    19Monitor
  • CVE-2026-31473 days apartlibvips csvload.c vips_foreign_load_csv_build heap-based overflow
    7Monitor
  • CVE-2026-32814 days apartlibvips bandrank.c vips_bandrank_build heap-based overflow
    7Monitor
  • CVE-2026-32824 days apartlibvips unpremultiply.c vips_unpremultiply_build out-of-bounds
    7Monitor
  • CVE-2026-32834 days apartlibvips extract.c vips_extract_band_build out-of-bounds
    7Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
X

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

nvd-secondary

Attack context

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ATT&CK techniques

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References

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