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CVE-2025-28162

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: January 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:04 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLibpngLibpng

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

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

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Libpng· Libpng
95%
1.6.43 ≤ v ≤ 1.6.46
Libpng· Pnggroup
70%
1.6.43 ≤ v ≤ 1.6.46

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-120

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