CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-7263
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-03-26
- 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-125
Description
The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in Potrace 1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BMP image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8698.
Affected configurations
• potrace project potrace 1.14
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read weakness
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97112 www.securityfocus.com
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/03/potrace-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8698/ Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97112 www.securityfocus.com
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/03/potrace-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8698/ Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry