CVE-2026-22695 (GCVE-0-2026-22695)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-12 22:55 – Updated: 2026-01-13 19:07
VLAI?
Title
LIBPNG has a heap buffer over-read in png_image_read_direct_scaled (regression from CVE-2025-65018 fix)
Summary
LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From 1.6.51 to 1.6.53, there is a heap buffer over-read in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing interlaced 16-bit PNGs with 8-bit output format and non-minimal row stride. This is a regression introduced by the fix for CVE-2025-65018. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.6.54.
Severity ?
6.1 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
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