SB2025121759 - SUSE update for libpng12
Published: December 17, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025121759
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-64505)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the png_do_quantize function when processing PNG files with malformed palette indices. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted image file to the application, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.