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CVE-2016-8695

Date: January 31, 2017

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-2016-8694 and CVE-2016-8696.

Severity Score

Related Resources (8)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11
http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiple-three-null-pointer-dereference-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8695
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93778
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8695
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-8695

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-476

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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