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CVE-2025-59933

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  • Published2025-09-29
  • Fixed in8.17.2
  • WeaknessCWE-126

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Description

libvips is a demand-driven, horizontally threaded image processing library. For versions 8.17.1 and below, when libvips is compiled with support for PDF input via poppler, the pdfload operation is affected by a buffer read overflow when parsing the header of a crafted PDF with a page that defines a width but not a height. Those using libvips compiled without support for PDF input are unaffected as well as thosewith support for PDF input via PDFium. This issue is fixed in version 8.17.2. A workaround for those affected is to block the VipsForeignLoadPdf operation via vips_operation_block_set, which is available in most language bindings, or to set VIPS_BLOCK_UNTRUSTED environment variable at runtime, which will block all untrusted loaders including PDF input via poppler.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2025-09-2922:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Libvips
BranchAffectedFixed in
8.17< 8.17.28.17.2

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • libvips
    Affected
    • = < 8.17.2no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2025-09-29

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • vipsUbuntu:Pro:26.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8.18.0-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • vipsUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8.15.1-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • vipsUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8.12.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
  • vipsUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8.9.1-2ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • vipsUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8.4.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • vipsUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 8.2.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • vipsUbuntu:25.10all versions · no fixed version listed
  • vipsopenSUSE:Tumbleweedall versions · fixed in 8.18.7-1.1

3 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Libvips to 8.17.2

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2025-09-30
  • CNACVSS 4.05.1known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.17.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-126known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.2 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/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
Published
2025-09-29
Last Modified
2026-10-19
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-59933?

libvips is a demand-driven, horizontally threaded image processing library. For versions 8.17.1 and below, when libvips is compiled with support for PDF input via poppler, the pdfload operation is affected by a buffer read overflow when parsing the header of a crafted PDF with a page that defines a width but not a height. Those using libvips compiled without support for PDF input are unaffected as well as thosewith support for PDF input via PDFium. This issue is fixed in version 8.17.2. A workaround for those affected is to block the VipsForeignLoadPdf operation via vips_operation_block_set, which is available in most language bindings, or to set VIPS_BLOCK_UNTRUSTED environment variable at runtime, which will block all untrusted loaders including PDF input via poppler.

Is CVE-2025-59933 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2025-59933 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 0.2% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-59933?

CVE-2025-59933 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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