CVE-2016-8697

MEDIUM

potrace <1.13 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The bm_new function in bitmap.h in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a crafted BMP image.

References (4)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0024
EPSS Percentile 47.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-369
Status draft

Affected Products (1)

potrace_project/potrace < 1.12

Timeline

Published Jan 31, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026