CVE-2026-70651
MEDIUM 6.9 ALL-YEARSlibvips is a fast image processing library with low memory needs. Prior to version 8.18.3, libvips built without libtiff support but with ImageMagick support can overflow the combined frame height while loading a crafted multi-page TIFF through VipsForeignLoadMagick. The vulnerable calculations in libvips/foreign/magick6load.c and libvips/foreign/magick7load.c multiply the per-page Ysize by n_frames without a checked bound, which can cause a heap buffer over-read and process crash. Most package-manager builds include libtiff and do not use this affected fallback path. This issue is fixed in version 8.18.3.
No known exploitation, public exploit, or elevated probability at this time. Track for changes.
Exploitation likelihood
0.1%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 2nd percentile
Impact if exploited
6.9CVSS 4.0 · MEDIUM · CNA
- ConfidentialityNone
- IntegrityLow
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ⚠Access: Requires local access to the host
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
- ✓Requirements: No special attack requirements
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-680: : Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References and research data (JSON)
Vendor product assessments
All currently supported Red Hat products · known not affected
Vendor assessment for this product only.
Reason: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-08-31T06:54:58+00:00
All CVSS metrics
- MEDIUM 6.9 v4.0 · CNA Primary
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - MEDIUM 6.9 v4.0 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
References
Advisories
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-70651.json Red Hat · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-08-31T06:54:58+00:00
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-63653 EUVD · EUVD-2026-63653
Technical & other
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-7p29-wg2h-36q4 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-08-20T21:05:38.765Z
NVD · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-09-18T20:09:01.757
Red Hat · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-08-31T06:54:58+00:00 - https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/5040 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-08-20T21:05:38.765Z
NVD · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-09-18T20:09:01.757
Red Hat · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-08-31T06:54:58+00:00 - https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/05719ca3d5852acdeb6714de2e8e769c9a5d2c11 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-08-20T21:05:38.765Z
NVD · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-09-18T20:09:01.757
Red Hat · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-08-31T06:54:58+00:00 - https://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/tag/v8.18.3 CVE record · GitHub_M · Updated 2026-08-20T21:05:38.765Z
NVD · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-09-18T20:09:01.757
Red Hat · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-08-31T06:54:58+00:00 - https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-70651 Red Hat · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-08-31T06:54:58+00:00
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-70651 Red Hat · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-08-31T06:54:58+00:00
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-70651 Red Hat · CVE-2026-70651 · Updated 2026-08-31T06:54:58+00:00
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS