CVE-2025-28162

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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

5.5 /10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://gist.github.com/kittener/fbfdb9b5610c6b3db0d5dea045a07c60 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/issues/656 Exploit Issue Tracking
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
History

06 Feb 2026, 20:06

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References () https://gist.github.com/kittener/fbfdb9b5610c6b3db0d5dea045a07c60 - () https://gist.github.com/kittener/fbfdb9b5610c6b3db0d5dea045a07c60 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/issues/656 - () https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/issues/656 - Exploit, Issue Tracking
First Time Libpng
Libpng libpng
CPE cpe:2.3:a:libpng:libpng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

29 Jan 2026, 15:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown 		v2 : unknown
v3 : 5.5
CWE CWE-120

27 Jan 2026, 16:16

Type Values Removed Values Added
New CVE
Information

Published : 2026-01-27 16:16

Updated : 2026-02-06 20:06

NVD link : CVE-2025-28162

Mitre link : CVE-2025-28162

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-28162

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Products Affected

libpng

  • libpng
CWE
CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')