CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-8686
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-01-31
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119
Description
The bm_new function in bitmap.h in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
Affected configurations
• potrace project potrace (<= 1.12)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/10 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93777 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-memory-allocation-failure/ Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/10 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93777 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-memory-allocation-failure/ Third Party Advisory