CVE-2016-8694

Published: Jan 31, 2017

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted BMP image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-8695 and CVE-2016-8696.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

93778

vdb-entry

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[oss-security] 20161015 Re: potrace: multiple crashes

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https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiple-three-null-pointer-dereference-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/

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[oss-security] 20160818 potrace: multiple crashes

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http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog

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CVE-2016-8694

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