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CVE-2016-8686

high

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.

References

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-memory-allocation-failure/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93777

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/10

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-01-31

Updated: 2017-02-05

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High