CVE-2016-8686 in potrace

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 10/15/2016
• Disclosure: 01/31/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-96334 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.5
• EPSS: 0.00338
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8686
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8686
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-8686/