CVE-2025-65018
7.1
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.07%
Description
LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From version 1.6.0 to before 1.6.51, there is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing 16-bit interlaced PNGs with 8-bit output format. Attacker-crafted interlaced PNG files cause heap writes beyond allocated buffer bounds. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.51.
How to fix CVE-2025-65018
To remediate CVE-2025-65018, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.6.53-r0 or later
- —upgrade to 1.6.37-3+deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2025-65018 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.6.53-r0
- from 0, < 1.6.37-3+deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |