CVE catalog

CVE-2026-3713

Severity: Medium · CVSS 5.3CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Published: Mar 8, 2026, 6:02:11 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.13% · Oct 25, 2026

A flaw has been found in pnggroup libpng up to 1.6.55. Affected by this vulnerability is the function do_pnm2png of the file contrib/pngminus/pnm2png.c of the component pnm2png. This manipulation of the argument width/height causes heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

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`	vulnerable
Debian	libpng1.6	forky	`1.6.59-1`	vulnerable
Debian	libpng1.6	trixie	`1.6.48-1+deb13u5`	vulnerable
Debian	libpng1.6	trixie-security	`1.6.48-1+deb13u6`	vulnerable
Debian	libpng1.6	bookworm	`1.6.39-2+deb12u5`	vulnerable
Debian	libpng1.6	bookworm-security	`1.6.39-2+deb12u6`	vulnerable
Cpe	libpng1.6	Not reported	Not reported	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng	pro	`1.2.49-4ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng	pro	`1.2.49-5ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng	pro	`1.2.50-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng	pro	`1.2.50-1ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng	pro	`1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng	pro	`1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng	pro	`1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng	pro	`1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3+esm1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	libpng	pro	`1.2.50-1ubuntu2.14.04.3+esm2`	vulnerable

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	libpng1.6	source	sid	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpng1.6	source	forky	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpng1.6	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	libpng1.6	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	unimportant	Not reported	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
  nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
[libpng-dev]Affected
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (4)
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
[libpng-tools]Affected
Source package: [libpng1.6]
Details (4)
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · amd64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · 12
- 1.6.39-2+deb12u5 · arm64 · bookworm-security
  Affected
  nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · bookworm; nvd · libpng1.6 · debian · 12

[Debian 13 (Trixie)]

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

Observed: Oct 27, 2026, 9:30:13 AM UTC

References

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