Buffer overflow in Libvips
CVE-2026-2913
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)."
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (8.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
Affected products
- Libvips
- N/a Libvips — versions 8.0, 8.1, 8.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Issue Tracking)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, exploit, Issue Tracking)
- cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-2913?
- CVE-2026-2913 is a low-severity vulnerability in Libvips, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2026-02-22.
- How severe is CVE-2026-2913?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.