Bug 2433398 (CVE-2025-28164)

Summary: CVE-2025-28164 libpng: libpng: Denial of Service via buffer overflow in png_create_read_struct() function
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version: unspecifiedCC: adudiak, ahughes, caswilli, fferrari, fitzsim, gotiwari, jgrulich, jhorak, kaycoth, khosford, kshier, mvyas, neugens, pjindal, stcannon, teagle, tpopela, yguenane
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A flaw was found in libpng. This buffer overflow vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) by exploiting the `png_create_read_struct()` function. This can lead to the affected system becoming unresponsive or crashing.
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Bug Depends On: 2433683, 2433684, 2433685, 2433686, 2433687, 2433688, 2433689, 2433690, 2433691, 2433692, 2433693, 2433694, 2433695, 2433696, 2433697, 2433698, 2433700, 2433701, 2433702, 2433703, 2433704, 2433705, 2433706, 2433707, 2433708, 2433709, 2433711, 2433699, 2433710    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-01-27 16:02:16 UTC
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.