Medium severity · published Jan 27, 2026
CVE-2025-28164
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
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 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: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-2025-28164
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-28164
Third Party Advisory
https://gist.github.com/kittener/506516f8c22178005b4379c8b2a7de20
Exploit
https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/issues/655
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