Out-of-bounds Read Affecting potrace package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-POTRACE-337901
  • published26 Mar 2017
  • disclosed26 Mar 2017

Introduced: 26 Mar 2017

CVE-2017-7263  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 potrace.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream potrace package and not the potrace package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in Potrace 1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BMP image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8698.