CVE-2026-70653 (GCVE-0-2026-70653)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-20 21:06 – Updated: 2026-08-21 15:37
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
libvips: Possible heap-based buffer read overflow when decoding a well-crafted RLE Radiance image
Summary
libvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, the old-style Radiance RLE decoder in libvips/foreign/radiance.c can process a repeat marker at the beginning of a scanline in scanline_read_old and read q[-1] before any prior pixel exists. A crafted Radiance image loaded through VipsForeignLoadRad can therefore disclose four bytes of adjacent heap data, most likely other image data. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-21 15:37 UTC
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advis… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/5037 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/dc94557… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/tag/v8.18.3 | x_refsource_MISC |
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