Description
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 input to enter code expecting 16-bit input, causing reads up to 2 bytes beyond allocated buffer boundaries. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.51.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- local
- Complexity
- low
- Privileges
- none
- User Action
- required
- Scope
- unchanged
- Confidentiality
- low
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- LIBPNG
- Published
- 11/25/2025
- Last Modified
- 11/26/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
libpng : libpng
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