Vulnerability · Published Jan 27, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-28164
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity buffer overflow in the libpng1.6 package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 6% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 94.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libpng1.6 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-28164 |
| Debian:13 | libpng1.6 | 1.6.47-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-28164 |
| Debian:14 | libpng1.6 | 1.6.47-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-28164 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libpng1.6 | 1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4 | USN-7993-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | libpng1.6 | 1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4 | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-28164 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H