Memory leak in libpng - CVE-2025-28162
Published: February 4, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122295
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-28162
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: libpng
Affected software:
libpng
libpng
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in png_malloc_base() function. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted image file to the application and force the library to leak memory.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-28162
Install updates from vendor's website.