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Vulnerability · Published Feb 22, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-2913libvips source.c vips_source_read_to_memory heap-based overflow

Low 2.5

In plain English

A low-severity heap buffer overflow in libvips. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)2.5Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 88.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

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)."

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12vips8.14.1-3+deb12u3DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2913
Debian:13vips8.16.1-1+deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2913
Debian:14vips8.18.0-2DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2913
Ubuntu:25.10vipsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-2913
Ubuntu:26.10vipsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-2913

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a libvips 8.08.18.28.38.48.58.68.7

Weakness: CWE-122, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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