Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libpng-tools-debuginfo package, versions <2:1.6.37-10.amzn2023.0.8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-LIBPNGTOOLSDEBUGINFO-14903242
  • published9 Jan 2026
  • disclosed3 Dec 2025

Introduced: 3 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-66293  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 libpng-tools-debuginfo to version 2:1.6.37-10.amzn2023.0.8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2025-1332.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libpng-tools-debuginfo package and not the libpng-tools-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1