CVE-2026-3281

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.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.3

Exploit probability—

ProductLibvips

PublishedFeb 27, 2026

First seenFeb 27, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-122CWE-122 CWE-119Memory buffer bounds error

How to fix

Patches

github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4895
github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/fd28c5463697712cb0ab116a2c55e4f4d92c4088

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
libvips libvips	8.19.0	—

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