CVE-2026-3281

Feb. 27, 2026, 2:06 p.m.

4.8
Medium

Description

A vulnerability was detected in libvips 8.19.0. This affects the function vips_bandrank_build of the file libvips/conversion/bandrank.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument index results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named fd28c5463697712cb0ab116a2c55e4f4d92c4088. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Libvips
  • Libvips
  • 8.19.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a libvips libvips 8.19.0 / / / / / / /

References

https://github.com/libvips/libvips/
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/fd28c5463697712cb0ab116a2c55e4f4d92c4088
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4878
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4878#issue-3944209102
https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4895
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.348010
https://vuldb.com/?id.348010
https://vuldb.com/?submit.758861

Tags

CWE-119
[email protected]
2026-02-27
CVE-2026-3281

CVSS Score

4.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: LOW
  • Integrity Impact: LOW
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • Exploit Maturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT

    • CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Feb. 27, 2026, 2:16 a.m.
Last Modified: Feb. 27, 2026, 2:06 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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