CVE-2016-8685 | BDVDB-2026-81061 Detail

Description#

The findnext function in decompose.c in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and crash) via a crafted BMP image.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93470
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/17
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/9
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-invalid-memory-access-in-findnext-decompose-c/

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12017-01-31Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-06Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.