# CVE-2026-3284: libvips extract.c vips\_extract\_area\_build integer overflow

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2026-02-27 · Updated: 2026-02-27

## Affected

- n/a libvips: 8.19.0

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a libvips, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.348013
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.348013
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.758864
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4879
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/pull/4887
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/issues/4879#issue-3944211794
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/24795bb3d19d84f7b6f5ed86451ad556c8f2fe70
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/

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