CVE-2025-28164

5.5 MEDIUM

Published: January 27, 2026 Modified: March 04, 2026

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libpng 1.6.43-1.6.46 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via png_create_read_struct() function.

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0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Issue Tracking

2 reference(s) from NVD

CVSS v3 Score

5.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

0.0%

3th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

CWE-401 CWE-120

libpng