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CVE-2025-64506

LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From version 1.6.0 to before 1.6.51, a heap buffer over-read vulnerability exists in libpng's png_write_image_8bit function when processing 8-bit images through the simplified write API with convert_to_8bit enabled. The vulnerability affects 8-bit grayscale+alpha, RGB/RGBA, and images with incomplete row data. A conditional guard incorrectly allows 8-bit inp
Lifecycle PUBLISHED1 preserved revisionFact urn:baitaphish:canonical-cve-fact-revision:v2:e55538dcbb2cee2ce7ea3b19cce5860fb0432d8da1e909402fd3420650b31f2b
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0

Affected products and versions

1 source assertion
{"product":"libpng","vendor":"pnggroup","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 1.6.0, < 1.6.51"}]}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5affected
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7260e4418980ba327672a866d7fceda07d0a3cd013ecd41c6c28ff6480c08fb5 · sha256:4bb241f4a287729d… · /containers/cna/affected/0

Provider-owned CVSS observations

1 source assertion
{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":6.1,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"LOW","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cvss
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7260e4418980ba327672a866d7fceda07d0a3cd013ecd41c6c28ff6480c08fb5 · sha256:4bb241f4a287729d… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1

CWE assertions

1 source assertion
{"cweId":"CWE-125","description":"CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5cwe
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7260e4418980ba327672a866d7fceda07d0a3cd013ecd41c6c28ff6480c08fb5 · sha256:4bb241f4a287729d… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0

Source references

3 source assertions
{"name":"https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/2bd84c019c300b78e811743fbcddb67c9d9bf821","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/2bd84c019c300b78e811743fbcddb67c9d9bf821"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7260e4418980ba327672a866d7fceda07d0a3cd013ecd41c6c28ff6480c08fb5 · sha256:4bb241f4a287729d… · /containers/cna/references/2
{"name":"https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/pull/749","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/pull/749"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7260e4418980ba327672a866d7fceda07d0a3cd013ecd41c6c28ff6480c08fb5 · sha256:4bb241f4a287729d… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/security/advisories/GHSA-qpr4-xm66-hww6","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/security/advisories/GHSA-qpr4-xm66-hww6"}
  • cve_program_cvelist_v5reference
    urn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:7260e4418980ba327672a866d7fceda07d0a3cd013ecd41c6c28ff6480c08fb5 · sha256:4bb241f4a287729d… · /containers/cna/references/0

Attribution and limitations

  • CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →

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