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Debian: libpng Critical DoS Update DLA-4396-1 CVE-2025-64505

debian lts
Calendar Grey December 7, 2025
Dist Debian Esm H88
Multiple vulnerabilities in libpng lead to potential information disclosure, DoS, and arbitrary code execution risks.
Multiple vulnerabilties have been found in libpng, the official PNG reference library, allowing information disclosure via out-of-bounds read, denial of service via application cra...

Summary


CVE-2025-64505

Heap buffer over-read in png_do_quantize via malformed palette index.

CVE-2025-64506

Heap buffer over-read in png_write_image_8bit

CVE-2025-64720

Buffer overflow in png_image_read_composite via incorrect palette
premultiplication

CVE-2025-65018

Heap buffer overflow in png_combine_row triggered via
png_image_finish_read

CVE-2025-66293

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 palette PNG images with partial transparency and gamma
correction

For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version
1.6.37-3+deb11u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your libpng1.6 packages.

For the detailed security status of libpng1.6 please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/libpng1.6

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be

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Package: libpng1.6
Version: 1.6.37-3+deb11u1
CVE ID: CVE-2025-64505 CVE-2025-64506 CVE-2025-64720 CVE-2025-65018
Debian Bug: 1121216 1121217 1121218 1121219 1121877

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