CVE-2016-8685 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The findnext function in decompose.c in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and crash) via a crafted BMP image.

Published: 2017-01-31

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: 1.4% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-889-1	potrace security update
EUVD	EUVD-2016-9524	The findnext function in decompose.c in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and crash) via a crafted BMP image.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01389.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93470
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-invalid-memory-access-in-findnext-decompose-c/

History

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Subscriptions

Potrace Project Potrace

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-31T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:27:41.253Z

Reserved: 2016-10-15T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-8685

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-01-31T22:59:00.423

Modified: 2026-06-17T00:54:48.587

Link: CVE-2016-8685

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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