CVE-2016-8685

low-risk
Published 2017-01-31

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.24% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Potrace

Affected Vendors

Potrace Project

References (8)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/17
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/9
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93470
Third Party Advisory https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-invalid-memory-access-in-findnex...
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/17
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/9
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93470
Third Party Advisory https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-invalid-memory-access-in-findnex...
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal