CVE-2025-28164 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Q: What is CVE-2025-28164?

CVE-2025-28164 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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.

Q: How severe is CVE-2025-28164?

CVE-2025-28164 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2025-28164?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Libpng Libpng.

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Libpng	Libpng	>= 1.6.43, <= 1.6.46

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-120 CWE-401

References

https://gist.github.com/kittener/506516f8c22178005b4379c8b2a7de20Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/issues/655ExploitIssue Tracking

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-28164?

CVE-2025-28164 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). 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.

How severe is CVE-2025-28164?

CVE-2025-28164 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-28164?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Libpng Libpng.