[UPDATE] [mittel] libpng: Mehrere Schwachstellen

mediumCVE-2025-65018 CVE-2025-64720 CVE-2025-64505 CVE-2025-64506

Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in libpng ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen und Code auszuführen.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: libpng product: libpng Denial of service Remote code execution

What: Multiple vulnerabilities allow Denial of Service and code execution.
Who is affected: Remote, anonymous attackers can exploit these vulnerabilities.
Urgency: Remediation is medium urgency as these vulnerabilities can lead to service disruption and arbitrary code execution.
Action: Update to the latest version of libpng to mitigate the vulnerabilities.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: medium
Published: 2026-09-04
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2025-2663

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-2025-650180.26% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 17% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-647200.42% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 34% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-645050.19% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Low exploitation riskCVE-2025-645060.14% 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-2025-65018	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2025-64720	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2025-64505	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org
CVE-2025-64506	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

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