Vulnerability · Published Feb 27, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB
CVE-2026-3284libvips extract.c vips_extract_area_build integer overflow
Low 3.3
In plain English
A low-severity integer 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 15% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in libvips 8.19.0. Impacted is the function vips_extract_area_build of the file libvips/conversion/extract.c. The manipulation of the argument extract_area results in integer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is identified as 24795bb3d19d84f7b6f5ed86451ad556c8f2fe70. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | vips | 8.14.1-3+deb12u3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3284 |
| Debian:13 | vips | 8.16.1-1+deb13u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3284 |
| Debian:14 | vips | 8.18.0-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3284 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | vips | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3284 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | vips | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3284 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-190, CWE-189 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
References
- VDB-348013 | libvips extract.c vips_extract_area_build integer overflow vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-348013 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature, permissions-required
- Submit #758864 | libvips 8.19.0(7fab325d2) Integer Overflow or Wraparound third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4879 issue-tracking
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4887 issue-tracking, patch
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4879#issue-3944211794 exploit, issue-tracking
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/24795bb3d19d84f7b6f5ed86451ad556c8f2fe70 patch
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/ product