CVE-2016-8696
MEDIUMpotrace < 1.12 - Denial of Service via Crafted BMP Image
Title source: llmDescription
The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted BMP image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-8694 and CVE-2016-8695.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93778
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiple-three-null-pointer-dereference-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0191
EPSS Percentile
77.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (1)
potrace_project/potrace
< 1.12
Published
Jan 31, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026