Risk of Buffer Overflow Vulnerability when installed from source on Windows R < 4.2
Installing the png package from source on Windows could download and install an older version of libpng that has known vulnerabilities.
On Windows R versions < 4.2, building the png package will download an archived libpng 1.5.4 from 2011. Note that on R versions 4.2 or newer, libpng is bundled in the relevant Rtools42+ and is not downloaded during png package installation. Check the Rtools release notes to see if the vulnerability applies.
Where the vulnerable libpng is used, this represents a risk of buffer overflow when reading certain png files.
RSEC-2026-1 is recorded against 1 package.
Published on 13 March 2026 and last revised on 26 March 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
Details
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| png | 0.1-3 | 0.1-9 |
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