Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-8685
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.002
EPSS Ranking 47.4%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 5.5
CVSS v2 Score 4.3
References
- 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/
- 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/
Products affected by CVE-2016-8685
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.10
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.11
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.12
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.4
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.6
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.7
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.8
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cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:1.9