Description
A vulnerability has been found in libvips up to 8.18.0. The impacted element is the function vips_foreign_load_matrix_header of the file libvips/foreign/matrixload.c. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be performed locally. The identifier of the patch is d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ece. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | libvips | 8.0; 8.1; 8.2; 8.3; 8.4; 8.5; 8.6; 8.7; 8.8; 8.9; 8.10; 8.11; 8.12; 8.13; 8.14; 8.15; 8.16; 8.17; 8.18.0 |
References
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/Product
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/d4ce337c76bff1b278d7085c3c4f4725e3aa6ecePatch
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4875Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4888Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347652Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.347652Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.758691Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4875Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 25, 2026
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed