CVE-2019-17534

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

8.8 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

2.07%Up 1.2 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

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.

Record: CVE-2019-17534
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

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.

Record: CVE-2019-17534
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2019-7884 No score

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.

Record: EUVD-2019-7884
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4hqm-7w7w-5w4r 8.8

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

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.

Record: GHSA-4hqm-7w7w-5w4r
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-416
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2019-17534 8.8

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.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2019-17534
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSV 8.8

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.

Record: CVE-2019-17534
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-17534 8.8

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.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17534
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:12266-1 No score

libvips-devel-8.18.7-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libvips-devel-8.18.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2026:12266-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

libvips

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`vips` Alpine:v3.15	before 8.8.2-r0	8.8.2-r0
`vips` Alpine:v3.16	before 8.8.2-r0	8.8.2-r0
`vips` Alpine:v3.17	before 8.8.2-r0	8.8.2-r0
`vips` Alpine:v3.18	before 8.8.2-r0	8.8.2-r0
`vips` Alpine:v3.19	before 8.8.2-r0	8.8.2-r0
`vips` Alpine:v3.20	before 8.8.2-r0	8.8.2-r0
`vips` Alpine:v3.21	before 8.8.2-r0	8.8.2-r0
`vips` Alpine:v3.22	before 8.8.2-r0	8.8.2-r0
`vips` Alpine:v3.23	before 8.8.2-r0	8.8.2-r0
`vips` Alpine:v3.24	before 8.8.2-r0	8.8.2-r0
`vips` openSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 9 CVEs	before 8.18.7-1.1	8.18.7-1.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	affected, aliases, references	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-17534 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Libvips, published October 13, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.07%, the 81st percentile. Fixed in vips 8.8.2-r0.

References

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