Buffer overflow in Potrace Project
CVE-2016-8685
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93470 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/17 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/9 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-invalid-memory-access-in-findnext-decom… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-8685?
- CVE-2016-8685 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Potrace Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-01-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-8685?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-8685 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.