potrace up to 1.12 BMP Image bitmap.h bm_new divide by zero

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in potrace up to 1.12 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bm_new of the file bitmap.h of the component BMP Image Handler. Such manipulation leads to divide by zero. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-8697. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in potrace up to 1.12. Affected by this issue is the function bm_new of the file bitmap.h of the component BMP Image Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a divide by zero vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-369. The product divides a value by zero. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/18/2016. The weakness was presented 01/31/2017 by Agostino Sarubbo with Gentoo (Website). The advisory is available at openwall.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2016-8697 since 10/15/2016. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 69 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94293 (Debian DLA-675-1 : potrace security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 276815 (Fedora Security Update for potrace (FEDORA-2017-d7739ff31b)).

Upgrading to version 1.13 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (94293) and SecurityFocus (BID 93778†). See VDB-96333, VDB-96335, VDB-96336 and VDB-96337 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Divide by zero
CWE: CWE-369 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 94293
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-675-1 : potrace security update
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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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Upgrade: potrace 1.13

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08/18/2016 🔍
10/15/2016 +58 days 🔍
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10/26/2016 +11 days 🔍
10/27/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/31/2017 +96 days 🔍
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02/01/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/08/2020 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: openwall.com
Researcher: Agostino Sarubbo
Organization: Gentoo
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-8697 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-8697
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96338
SecurityFocus: 93778 - Potrace Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-8697 - potrace - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/01/2017 07:14
Updated: 08/08/2020 14:08
Changes: 02/01/2017 07:14 (74), 08/08/2020 14:08 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:FB1:103

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