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TI-2019-13078 Aliases CVE-2019-17534GHSA-4hqm-7w7w-5w4r

vips_foreign_load_gif_scan_image in foreign/gifload.c in libvips before 8.8.2 tries to…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

vips_foreign_load_gif_scan_image in foreign/gifload.c in libvips before 8.8.2 tries to access a color map before a DGifGetImageDesc call, leading to a use-after-free.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02073 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:libvips:libvips:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 8.8.2Vulnerablelibvips
  • cpe:2.3:a:libvips:libvips:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.8.2 Vulnerable ·libvips

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17534
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4hqm-7w7w-5w4r

References

Exploit 1

Patch 2

  • TI-2026-02835 libvips extract.c vips_extract_area_build integer overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2026-02834 libvips extract.c vips_extract_band_build out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2026-02833 libvips unpremultiply.c vips_unpremultiply_build out-of-bounds CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2026-02832 libvips bandrank.c vips_bandrank_build heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2026-02719 libvips csvload.c vips_foreign_load_csv_build heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2026-02718 libvips matrixload.c vips_foreign_load_matrix_header null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
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Sources

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