UBUNTU-CVE-2025-28162
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-28162
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2025/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-28162.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-28162
- Upstream
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2026-01-27T16:16:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-02-04T05:18:31Z
- Severity
-
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - medium
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
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
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS / libpng1.6
Package
- Name
- libpng1.6
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/libpng1.6@1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4?arch=source&distro=noble
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4
Affected versions
1.*
1.6.40-1
1.6.40-2
1.6.40-3
1.6.42-1
1.6.43-1
1.6.43-3
1.6.43-5build1
1.6.43-5ubuntu0.1
1.6.43-5ubuntu0.3
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_version": "1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4",
"binary_name": "libpng-dev"
},
{
"binary_version": "1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4",
"binary_name": "libpng-tools"
},
{
"binary_version": "1.6.43-5ubuntu0.4",
"binary_name": "libpng16-16t64"
}
]
}