CVE-2025-28164
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 png_create_read_struct() function.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
1.6.43 ≤ v ≤ 1.6.46
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://gist.github.com/kittener/506516f8c22178005b4379c8b2a7de20SSVC — 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-401CWE-120
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