potrace 1.14 mkbitmap.c interpolate_cubic out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in potrace 1.14. Affected is the function interpolate_cubic of the file mkbitmap.c. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12067. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in potrace 1.14. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function interpolate_cubic of the file mkbitmap.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c.

The bug was discovered 07/31/2017. The weakness was published 08/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-12067 since 07/31/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102452 (Fedora 26 : potrace (2017-44bfb0f3e5)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170304 (OpenSUSE Security Update for Security update of potrace (openSUSE-SU-2017:2184-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102452). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 102452
Nessus Name: Fedora 26 : potrace (2017-44bfb0f3e5)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for potrace FEDORA-2017-d7739ff31b
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/14/2017 +2 days 🔍
11/02/2019 +810 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-12067 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12067
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104730

Entryinfo

Created: 08/02/2017 11:16
Updated: 11/02/2019 21:12
Changes: 08/02/2017 11:16 (72), 11/02/2019 21:12 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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