CVE-2016-8685 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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 0.0024.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Potrace Project	Potrace

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

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

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

Link: CVE-2016-8685

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-8685

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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