CVE-2025-66293 (GCVE-0-2025-66293)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-03 20:33 – Updated: 2025-12-04 01:31
VLAI?
Summary
LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. Prior to 1.6.52, an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in libpng's simplified API allows reading up to 1012 bytes beyond the png_sRGB_base[512] array when processing valid palette PNG images with partial transparency and gamma correction. The PNG files that trigger this vulnerability are valid per the PNG specification; the bug is in libpng's internal state management. Upgrade to libpng 1.6.52 or later.
Severity ?
7.1 (High)
CWE
- CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds Read
Assigner
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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