๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-3713

MEDIUM 5.3

pnggroup libpng pnm2png pnm2png.c do_pnm2png heap-based overflow

CVSS Score
5.3
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

A flaw has been found in pnggroup libpng up to 1.6.55. Affected by this vulnerability is the function do_pnm2png of the file contrib/pngminus/pnm2png.c of the component pnm2png. This manipulation of the argument width/height causes heap-based buffer overflow. The attack is restricted to local execution. The exploit has been published and may be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

CWE CWE-122 CWE-119
Vendor pnggroup
Product libpng
Published Mar 8, 2026
Last Updated Mar 11, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:C
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability

Affected Versions

pnggroup / libpng
1.6.0 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.6.3 1.6.4 1.6.5 1.6.6 1.6.7 1.6.8 1.6.9 1.6.10 1.6.11 1.6.12 1.6.13 1.6.14 1.6.15 1.6.16 1.6.17 1.6.18 1.6.19 1.6.20 1.6.21 1.6.22 1.6.23 1.6.24 1.6.25 1.6.26 1.6.27 1.6.28 1.6.29 1.6.30 1.6.31 1.6.32 1.6.33 1.6.34 1.6.35 1.6.36 1.6.37 1.6.38 1.6.39 1.6.40 1.6.41 1.6.42 1.6.43 1.6.44 1.6.45 1.6.46 1.6.47 1.6.48 1.6.49 1.6.50 1.6.51 1.6.52 1.6.53 1.6.54 1.6.55

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?id.349658 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.349658 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?submit.761996 github.com: https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/issues/794 github.com: https://github.com/biniamf/pocs/tree/main/pnm2png github.com: https://github.com/pnggroup/libpng/

Credits

๐Ÿ” biniam (VulDB User)