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CVE-2025-28162Disclosure(libpng / libpng)

LOWCVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Exploit / PoC references
Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-120

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • libpng

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
libpng
Products
libpng

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-02-03: 1Technical Details · 2026-02-03: 102-03
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse1 post
  • Ferramentas Linux@Cezar_H_Linux
    Disclosure

    🚨 #URGENT FOR UBUNTU USERS & SYSADMINS 🚨 A critical new vulnerability (CVE-2025-28162) in the libpng library allows attackers to take control of systems through malicious PNG images. Read more: 👉 https://tinyurl.com/5n7nnfps #Security https://t.co/Fg5rSGnG9Y

    Post summary

    The tweet alerts Ubuntu users to a critical libpng vulnerability (CVE‑2025‑28162) that lets attackers take control using malicious PNG files. No proof of concept, exploit code, or patch information is provided.

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