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CVE-2025-65018 Detail

Description

LIBPNG is a reference library for use in applications that read, create, and manipulate PNG (Portable Network Graphics) raster image files. From version 1.6.0 to before 1.6.51, there is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the libpng simplified API function png_image_finish_read when processing 16-bit interlaced PNGs with 8-bit output format. Attacker-crafted interlaced PNG files cause heap writes beyond allocated buffer bounds. This issue has been patched in version 1.6.51.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/16b5e3823918840aae65c0a6da57c78a5a496a4d GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/commit/218612ddd6b17944e21eda56caf8b4bf7779d1ea GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/issues/755 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/pull/757 GitHub, Inc.
https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/security/advisories/GHSA-7wv6-48j4-hj3g GitHub, Inc.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write GitHub, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-65018
NVD Published Date:
11/24/2025
NVD Last Modified:
11/24/2025
Source:
GitHub, Inc.