PT-2017-9734 · Potrace+1 · Potrace+1

Agostino Sarubbo · Publicado 2015-10-29 · Atualizado 2017-03-12 · CVE-2016-8686

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

Alta

Vetor base

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions potrace version 1.13

Description The issue is related to the bm new function in bitmap.h, which can be exploited by remote attackers through a crafted image. This exploitation triggers a memory allocation failure, potentially leading to unspecified impact.

Recommendations For potrace version 1.13, consider avoiding the use of the bm new function until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the processing of crafted images to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Buffer Overflow

Enumeração de Fraquezas

CWE-119

Identificadores relacionados

ALT-PU-2015-1929

ALT-PU-2017-1196

CVE-2016-8686

MGASA-2017-0073

Produtos afetados

Alt Linux

Potrace

Referências · 14

• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8686 · Aviso do Fabricante
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8686 · Aviso do Fabricante
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8686 · Aviso do Fabricante
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8686 · Aviso do Fabricante
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0073.html · Nota de Segurança
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2017-0073 · Aviso do Fabricante
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-memory-allocation-failure · Nota
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-8686 · Aviso do Fabricante
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/93777 · Nota
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/9 · Nota
• https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19604 · Nota
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/10 · Nota
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8686 · Nota de Segurança
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8686 · Nota de Segurança