Buffer Overflow Affecting libpng-tools-debuginfo package, versions <2:1.6.37-10.amzn2023.0.10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.02% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-LIBPNGTOOLSDEBUGINFO-15320559
  • published19 Feb 2026
  • disclosed27 Jan 2026

Introduced: 27 Jan 2026

CVE-2025-28164  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 libpng-tools-debuginfo to version 2:1.6.37-10.amzn2023.0.10 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1440.

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.

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in libpng 1.6.43-1.6.46 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via png_create_read_struct() function.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1