CVE-2025-28162

Medium

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

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLibpng
PublishedJan 27, 2026
First seenJan 27, 2026
Weakness typeCWE-120CWE-120

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
libpng libpng1.6.43 ≤ v ≤ 1.6.46—

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CVE-2025-28162 · Libpng · Dark Radar