CVE-2025-28164 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime in Libpng

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective LifetimeCWE-120 — Classic Buffer Overflow9 documents9 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.55%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Libpng
Timeline
PublishedJan 27
Latest updateFeb 2

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDlibpng/libpng1.6.43 — 1.6.46

🔴Vulnerability Details

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CVEList
CVE-2025-28164: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libpng 1↗2026-01-27
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OSV
CVE-2025-28164: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libpng 1↗2026-01-27
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GHSA
GHSA-gjxw-mrg7-952f: Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libpng 1↗2026-01-27
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
libpng vulnerabilities↗2026-02-02
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Red Hat
libpng: libpng: Denial of Service via buffer overflow in png_create_read_struct() function↗2026-01-27
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Debian
CVE-2025-28164: libpng1.6 - Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libpng 1.6.43-1.6.46 allows a local attacker to...↗2025
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2025-28164 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2025-28164 libpng: libpng: Denial of Service via buffer overflow in png_create_read_struct() function↗2026-01-27
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