CVE-2026-2913CWE-119CWE-122

libvips source.c vips_source_read_to_memory heap-based overflow

Low · published February 22, 2026

CVSS v4.0
2.0
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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)."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
2.0 · LOW
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
EPSS
0.00228 · 12.8th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer; CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2026-02-22T04:02Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 FEB 04:02Z
    libvips source.c vips_source_read_to_memory heap-based overflow
    cvelistv5