potrace 1.11 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in potrace 1.11. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2013-7437. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in potrace 1.11 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple integer overflows in potrace 1.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via large dimensions in a BMP image, which triggers a buffer overflow.

The weakness was published 03/29/2015 by Murray McAllister (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-7437 since 03/29/2015. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82654 (openSUSE Security Update : potrace (openSUSE-2015-297)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167719 (OpenSuSE Security Update for potrace (openSUSE-SU-2015:0685-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (82654), SecurityFocus (BID 73395†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49998†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 82654
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : potrace (openSUSE-2015-297)
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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02/17/2015 🔍
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04/01/2015 +3 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Murray McAllister
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2013-7437 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-7437
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74515
SecurityFocus: 73395 - Potrace CVE-2013-7437 Multiple Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 49998 - Potrace 1.11 Remote DoS via Large Dimensions in a BMP Image, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2015 15:02
Updated: 12/22/2024 09:53
Changes: 04/01/2015 15:02 (53), 06/28/2017 06:24 (8), 05/02/2022 09:15 (3), 12/22/2024 09:53 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:3DD:103

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