Name: CVE-2025-28164: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2025-28164, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00162

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 Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Amazon_linux_2023	—	Upgrade libpngUpgrade libpng-devel-debuginfoUpgrade libpng-debuginfoUpgrade libpng-tools-debuginfoUpgrade libpng-staticUpgrade libpng-toolsUpgrade libpng-debugsourceUpgrade libpng-devel	Feb 20, 2026	Jan 27, 2026
Debian	—	Upgrade libpng1.6	Jul 23, 2026	Jul 23, 2026
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 17, 2026	Jan 27, 2026
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade libpng16-16t64	Feb 3, 2026	Jan 27, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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