CVE-2026-6491
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2026
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
libvips nip2 vips7compat.c im_minpos_vec heap-based overflow
A security vulnerability has been detected in libvips up to 8.18.2. The affected element is the function im_minpos_vec of the file libvips/deprecated/vips7compat.c of the component nip2 Handler. Such manipulation of the argument n leads to heap-based buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. The vendor confirms that they will "be removing the deprecated area in libvips 8.19".
Scoped product and version facts
Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.
libvips
- Vendor
- n/a
- Product
- libvips
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.18.0 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 8.18.1 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |
| 8.18.2 | affected | Unavailable | Unavailable | Unavailable | None listed |