Bug 2433407 (CVE-2025-28162) - CVE-2025-28162 libpng: libpng: Denial of Service via buffer overflow in pngimage utility
Summary: CVE-2025-28162 libpng: libpng: Denial of Service via buffer overflow in pngim...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-28162
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-01-27 16:03 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-01-28 11:29 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-01-27 16:03:18 UTC 
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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