CVE-2025-28162

MEDIUM EPSS 3.6%
Published Jan 27, 20265mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
5.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Jan 27, 2026 5mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libpng 1.6.43-1.6.46 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the pngimage with AddressSanitizer (ASan), the program leaks memory in various locations, eventually leading to high memory usage and causing the program to become unresponsive

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.5
Exploitability
1.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity None
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
3.6% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-120

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
libpnglibpng*≥1.6.43  –  ≤1.6.46

References 2

  • gist.github.com https://gist.github.com/kittener/fbfdb9b5610c6b3db0d5dea045a07c60
    Third Party Advisory
  • github.com https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/issues/656
    ExploitIssue Tracking

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.