CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-8694
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-01-31
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-476
Description
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-2016-8695 and CVE-2016-8696.
Affected configurations
• potrace project potrace (<= 1.12)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference weakness
References
- http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93778 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiple-three-null-pointer-dereference-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/ Third Party Advisory
- http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93778 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiple-three-null-pointer-dereference-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/ Third Party Advisory