CVE-2026-2913
low-risk
Published 2026-02-22
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)."
Do I need to act?
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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 2.5/10
Low
LOCAL
/ HIGH complexity
Affected Products (1)
Libvips
Affected Vendors
References (8)
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347222
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.347222
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.755224
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low-risk
Severity
6/34 · Minimal
Exploitability
0/34 · Minimal
Exposure
5/34 · Minimal