Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libvips package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-LIBVIPS-15363145
  • published27 Feb 2026
  • disclosed27 Feb 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 27 Feb 2026

NewCVE-2026-3281  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the vips_bandrank_build() function. An attacker can execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service, or potentially escalate privileges by manipulating the index argument to trigger a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1