CVE-2026-3284 libvips extract.c vips_extract_area_build integer overflow
A local attacker can trigger an integer overflow in libvips via crafted input, potentially causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-3284?
CVE-2026-3284 is a medium-severity vulnerability in libvips, published on 27 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in libvips 8.19.0. Impacted is the function vips_extract_area_build of the file libvips/conversion/extract.c. The manipulation of the argument extract_area results in integer overflow. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is identified as 24795bb3d19d84f7b6f5ed86451ad556c8f2fe70. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-3284?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libvips Libvips.
How do I fix CVE-2026-3284?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2026-3284 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-3284 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in libvips
- CVE-2019-17534 Use after free in n/a
- CVE-2026-33327 Possible integer overflow leading to potential heap-based buffer overflow
- CVE-2026-35591 Possible heap-based buffer overflow when decoding TIFF image containing well-crafted tile
- CVE-2026-33328 Possible integer overflow on 32-bit systems when reading GIF images
- CVE-2026-35590 Possible out-of-bounds read leading to crash when decoding well-crafted EXIF metadata
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2026-3284, GHSA-hjmm-353v-47h8, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-3284.