CVE-2025-65018

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, there is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing 16-bit interlaced PNGs with 8-bit output format. Attacker-crafted interlaced PNG files cause heap writes beyond allocated buffer bounds. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.51.

Affected products

Alt Linux, Almalinux, Centos, Debian, Linuxmint, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Red Hat

Libpng

< 1.6.51

Fix

Available

CVSS 3.1

7.1 HIGH

EPSS

0.3% (17th percentile)

Weakness

CWE-787, CWE-122

NVD status

Analyzed

Published

2025-11-24