Vulnerability · Published Jan 27, 2026 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2025-28162
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 94.1% 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 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
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libpng1.6 | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-28162 |
| Debian:13 | libpng1.6 | 1.6.47-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-28162 |
| Debian:14 | libpng1.6 | 1.6.47-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-28162 |
| 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-2025-28162 |
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