UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8698

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8698
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8698.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8698
Related
Published
2017-01-31T22:59:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:16Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

Heap-based buffer overflow in the bmreadbodybmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted BMP image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-8699, CVE-2016-8700, CVE-2016-8701, CVE-2016-8702, and CVE-2016-8703.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / potrace

Package

Name
potrace
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/potrace@1.13-2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.13-2

Affected versions

1.*

1.12-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13-2",
            "binary_name": "libpotrace-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13-2",
            "binary_name": "libpotrace0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13-2",
            "binary_name": "libpotrace0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13-2",
            "binary_name": "potrace"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.13-2",
            "binary_name": "potrace-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / potrace

Package

Name
potrace
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/potrace@1.14-2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.14-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.14-2",
            "binary_name": "libpotrace-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.14-2",
            "binary_name": "libpotrace0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.14-2",
            "binary_name": "libpotrace0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.14-2",
            "binary_name": "potrace"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.14-2",
            "binary_name": "potrace-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}