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CVE-2016-8686

Date: January 31, 2017

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.

Severity Score

Related Resources (7)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8686
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-8686
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8686
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93777
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/10
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-memory-allocation-failure/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-8686

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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