CVE-2016-8697
MEDIUMpotrace < 1.12 - Denial of Service via Crafted BMP Image
Title source: llmDescription
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)
Core 4
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
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-divide-by-zero-in-bm_new-bitmap-h/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0140
EPSS Percentile
68.9%
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-369
Status
published
Products (1)
potrace_project/potrace
< 1.12
Published
Jan 31, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026