CVE catalog

CVE-2025-28164

libpng vulnerabilities

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: Jan 1, 2025, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.17% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	libpng1.6	sid	`1.6.59-1`	fixed
Debian	libpng1.6	forky	`1.6.59-1`	fixed
Debian	libpng1.6	trixie	`1.6.48-1+deb13u5`	fixed
Debian	libpng1.6	trixie-security	`1.6.48-1+deb13u6`	fixed
Debian	libpng1.6	bookworm	`1.6.39-2+deb12u5`	vulnerable
Debian	libpng1.6	bookworm-security	`1.6.39-2+deb12u6`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	noble	Not reported	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	noble	`1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4`	fixed
Ubuntu	libpng-dev	noble	`1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4`	fixed
Ubuntu	libpng-tools	noble	`1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4`	fixed
Ubuntu	libpng16-16t64	noble	`1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4`	fixed
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	24.04	`1.6.40-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	24.04	`1.6.40-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	24.04	`1.6.40-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	24.04	`1.6.42-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	24.04	`1.6.43-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	24.04	`1.6.43-3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	24.04	`1.6.43-5build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	24.04	`1.6.43-5ubuntu0.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	24.04	`1.6.43-5ubuntu0.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	24.04	`1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libpng1.6	source	sid	`1.6.47-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpng1.6	source	forky	`1.6.47-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpng1.6	source	trixie	`1.6.47-1`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpng1.6	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	deb	noble	`1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libpng-dev	deb	noble	`1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libpng-tools	deb	noble	`1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libpng16-16t64	deb	noble	`1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4`	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
Ubuntu	libpng1.6	deb	24.04	`1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2025-28164	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[libpng16-16]Affected
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (4)
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
[libpng-dev]Affected
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (4)
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
[libpng-tools]Affected
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (4)
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

[libpng16-16t64]Fixed
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (5)
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 · amd64 · trixie-security · Historical version
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 · arm64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u6 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
[libpng-dev]Fixed
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (5)
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 · amd64 · trixie-security · Historical version
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 · arm64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u6 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
[libpng-tools]Fixed
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (5)
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 · amd64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 · arm64 · trixie
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 · amd64 · trixie-security · Historical version
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u5 · arm64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13
- 1.6.48-1+deb13u6 · amd64 · trixie-security
  Fixed · Fixed: 1.6.47-1
  usn · libpng1.6 · debian · 13

Observed: Oct 27, 2026, 6:39:10 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX] · [Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)]