[UPDATE] [medium] libpng: Multiple vulnerabilities enable Denial of Service
An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in libpng to conduct a Denial of Service attack.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Multiple vulnerabilities enable denial of service attacks against libpng.
- Who is affected
- All applications and systems using libpng are potentially vulnerable to denial of service.
- Urgency
- Medium priority; denial of service impacts availability but exploitation requires specific attack conditions.
- Action
- Update libpng to a version addressing CVE-2025-28162 and CVE-2025-28164.
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Details
Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-0237
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-281620.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-281640.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-28162 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
| CVE-2025-28164 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for libpng
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- medium[UPDATE] [mittel] libpng: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführungcert-bund · 2026-09-04
- medium[UPDATE] [mittel] libpng (API-Funktionen): Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen DoS und Offenlegung von Informat…cert-bund · 2026-09-04
- medium[UPDATE] [mittel] libpng: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Denial of Service und Offenlegung von Informationencert-bund · 2026-09-04
- medium[UPDATE] [mittel] libpng: Mehrere Schwachstellencert-bund · 2026-09-04
- medium[UPDATE] [mittel] libpng: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Offenlegung von Informationencert-bund · 2026-09-04
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] libpng: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-09-01
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