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CVE-2016-8697

Date: January 31, 2017

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.

Severity Score

5.5

Related Resources (7)

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8697

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8697

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93778

Url: https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-divide-by-zero-in-bm_new-bitmap-h/

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-8697

Severity Score

5.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Divide By Zero

CWE-369

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.5
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:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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