usn-7963-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2026-01-14 16:45
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
libpng1.6 vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that the libpng simplified API incorrectly processed palette PNG images with partial transparency and gamma correction. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2025-66293)

Petr Simecek, Stanislav Fort and Pavel Kohout discovered that the libpng simplified API incorrectly processed interlaced 16-bit PNGs with 8-bit output format and non-minimal row strides. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-22695)

Cosmin Truta discovered that the libpng simplified API incorrectly handled invalid row strides. If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-22801)

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  "details": "It was discovered that the libpng simplified API incorrectly processed\npalette PNG images with partial transparency and gamma correction. If a\nuser or automated system were tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG\nfile, an attacker could use this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting\nin a denial of service. (CVE-2025-66293)\n\nPetr Simecek, Stanislav Fort and Pavel Kohout discovered that the libpng\nsimplified API incorrectly processed interlaced 16-bit PNGs with 8-bit\noutput format and non-minimal row strides. If a user or automated system\nwere tricked into opening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could\nuse this issue to cause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service.\n(CVE-2026-22695)\n\nCosmin Truta discovered that the libpng simplified API incorrectly handled\ninvalid row strides. If a user or automated system were tricked into\nopening a specially crafted PNG file, an attacker could use this issue to\ncause libpng to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-22801)",
  "id": "USN-7963-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:47Z",
  "published": "2026-01-14T16:45:48Z",
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7963-1"
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  "summary": "libpng1.6 vulnerabilities",
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}



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