CVE-2025-28162
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.03%
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
How to fix CVE-2025-28162
No fixed version has been published yet. Mitigate by removing the affected package or applying upstream guidance from the references below.
- Debian/libpng1.6—no fix listed
Is CVE-2025-28162 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |