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CVE-2026-3281: libvips bandrank.c vips_bandrank_build heap-based overflow

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-02-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

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.

Affected products

• 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

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