Medium severity · published Jan 27, 2026
CVE-2025-28162
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…
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libpng · Libpng
1.6.43 through 1.6.46 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-28162
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-28162
Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/kittener/fbfdb9b5610c6b3db0d5dea045a07c60
Exploit
https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/issues/656
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