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
0.24% (14th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-VIPS-15363407
  • published27 Feb 2026
  • disclosed27 Feb 2026

Introduced: 27 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-3281  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (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 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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1