CVE-2016-8697

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8697
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-8697.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-8697
Related
Published
2017-01-31T22:59:00Z
Modified
2025-04-20T01:37:25Z
Downstream
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The bm_new function in bitmap.h in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a crafted BMP image.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / potrace

Package

Name
potrace
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/potrace?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.13-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / potrace

Package

Name
potrace
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/potrace?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.13-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / potrace

Package

Name
potrace
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/potrace?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.13-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}