CVE-2025-59933
Severity CVSS v4.0:
MEDIUM
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
29/09/2025
Last modified:
24/12/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
5.10
Severity 4.0
MEDIUM
Base Score 3.x
7.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libvips:libvips:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.17.2 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/commit/a58bfae9223a5466cc81ba9fe6dfb08233cf17d1
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/releases/tag/v8.17.2
- https://github.com/libvips/libvips/security/advisories/GHSA-q8px-4w5q-c2r4
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59933-detect-libvips-vulnerability
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-59933-mitigate-libvips-vulnerability



