libvips source.c vips_source_read_to_memory heap-based overflow

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-2913
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-02-22 04:15:59 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:00:01 UTC
DescriptionA 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)."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 1.1 LOW from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-119 | CWE-122 | CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow | CWE-119 Memory Corruption

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary1.1LOWCVSS: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/C...
4.0CNADECLARED2LOWCVSS: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
3.1[email protected]Primary7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary2.5LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED2.5LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
3.0CNADECLARED2.5LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
2.0[email protected]Secondary1AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
2.0CNADECLARED1AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

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

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Libvips Libvips All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.0 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.1 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.2 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.3 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.4 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.5 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.6 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.7 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.8 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.9 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.10 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.11 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.12 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.13 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.14 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.15 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.16 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.17 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.18 Not specified
CNA Na Libvips affected 8.19.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857 [email protected] github.com Exploit, Issue Tracking
github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/a56feecbe9ed66521d9647ec9fbcd2546eccd7ee [email protected] github.com Patch
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857 [email protected] github.com Issue Tracking
github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857 [email protected] github.com Exploit, Issue Tracking
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com Permissions Required, VDB Entry
github.com/libvips/libvips [email protected] github.com Product
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Niebelungen (VulDB User) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2026-02-20T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2026-02-20T01:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2026-02-20T21:26:01.000ZVulDB entry last update

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