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)."

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libvips:libvips:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

24 Feb 2026, 16:15

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:libvips:libvips:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/libvips/libvips/ - () https://github.com/libvips/libvips/ - Product
References () https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/a56feecbe9ed66521d9647ec9fbcd2546eccd7ee - () https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/a56feecbe9ed66521d9647ec9fbcd2546eccd7ee - Patch
References () https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857 - () https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857 - Issue Tracking
References () https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issue-3920154326 - () https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issue-3920154326 - Exploit, Issue Tracking
References () https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issuecomment-3878479322 - () https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4857#issuecomment-3878479322 - Exploit, Issue Tracking
References () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347222 - () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347222 - Permissions Required, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/?id.347222 - () https://vuldb.com/?id.347222 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/?submit.755224 - () https://vuldb.com/?submit.755224 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
First Time Libvips libvips
Libvips

23 Feb 2026, 18:13

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-02-22 04:15

Updated : 2026-02-24 16:15


NVD link : CVE-2026-2913

Mitre link : CVE-2026-2913

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-2913


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Products Affected
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow