Out-of-Bounds Affecting vips package, versions <8.18.0-3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-VIPS-15363387
  • published27 Feb 2026
  • disclosed27 Feb 2026

Introduced: 27 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-3283  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable vips to version 8.18.0-3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream vips package and not the vips package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability has been found in libvips 8.19.0. This issue affects the function vips_extract_band_build of the file libvips/conversion/extract.c. The manipulation of the argument extract_band leads to out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be performed locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 24795bb3d19d84f7b6f5ed86451ad556c8f2fe70. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

CVSS Base Scores

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