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CVE-2026-70654

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Description

libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, applications that define unusual custom libvips sources and use them to process untrusted uncompressed PPM images can trigger a max/min error in vips_source_read_to_memory in libvips/iofuncs/source.c. The function uses VIPS_MAX instead of VIPS_MIN when selecting the remaining read size, allowing up to 4032 bytes to be written beyond the allocated heap buffer and causing memory corruption or a process crash. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.

Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS score
5.8 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-08-20 21:17:08.567000
Last modified
2026-10-26 10:10:00.140000
View original CVE JSON
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  "id": "CVE-2026-70654",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-08-20T21:17:08.567",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T10:10:00.140",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
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    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, applications that define unusual custom libvips sources and use them to process untrusted uncompressed PPM images can trigger a max/min error in vips_source_read_to_memory in libvips/iofuncs/source.c. The function uses VIPS_MAX instead of VIPS_MIN when selecting the remaining read size, allowing up to 4032 bytes to be written beyond the allocated heap buffer and causing memory corruption or a process crash. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "libvips es una rápida biblioteca de procesamiento de imágenes con bajas necesidades de memoria. Antes de la versión 8.18.3, las aplicaciones que definen fuentes libvips personalizadas inusuales y las usan para procesar imágenes PPM sin comprimir no confiables pueden desencadenar un error de max/min en vips_source_read_to_memory en libvips/iofuncs/source.c. La función utiliza VIPS_MAX en lugar de VIPS_MIN al seleccionar el tamaño de lectura restante, permitiendo que se escriban hasta 4032 bytes más allá del búfer de pila asignado y causando corrupción de memoria o un fallo del proceso. Este problema está solucionado en la versión 8.18.3."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
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          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
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  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/80e021c6cdda0f80b756c2109d99839c94c03258",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/5038",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/tag/v8.18.3",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-rjmm-3qch-m9rg",
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}