CVE-2026-3713Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Libpng

Severity
4.8MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 96.07%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedMar 8
Latest updateMar 10

Description

A flaw has been found in pnggroup libpng up to 1.6.55. Affected by this vulnerability is the function do_pnm2png of the file contrib/pngminus/pnm2png.c of the component pnm2png. This manipulation of the argument width/height causes heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-fgc7-hpwc-cmc9: A flaw has been found in pnggroup libpng up to 12026-03-08
OSV
CVE-2026-3713: A flaw has been found in pnggroup libpng up to 12026-03-08

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Microsoft
pnggroup libpng pnm2png pnm2png.c do_pnm2png heap-based overflow2026-03-10
Red Hat
libpng: libpng: Heap-based buffer overflow in pnm2png allows information disclosure and denial of service2026-03-08
Debian
CVE-2026-3713: libpng1.6 - A flaw has been found in pnggroup libpng up to 1.6.55. Affected by this vulnerab...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

5
Bleepingcomputer
Microsoft March 2026 Patch Tuesday fixes 2 zero-days, 79 flaws2026-03-10
Wiz
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