Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in libvips Image Processing Library
CVE-2026-35591

7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Libvips

Status
Libvips
Vendor
CVE Published:
20 July 2026

What is CVE-2026-35591?

The libvips image processing library, known for its efficiency and low memory usage, is vulnerable to a buffer overflow due to incorrect channel determination in the tiffload operation for JPEG and JPEG2000-encoded tiles within TIFF images. This flaw affects versions up to and including 8.18.1. It could potentially be exploited to cause unexpected behavior in applications utilizing the library. A fix was introduced in version 8.18.2 to mitigate this vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

libvips <= 8.18.1

References

https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GH...
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https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4973
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https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/df044e409a0db77...
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CVSS V4

Score:
7
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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