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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 i…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Potrace Project | Potrace | through 1.12 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93470
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-invalid-memory-access-in-findnext-decompose-c/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/17
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93470
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-invalid-memory-access-in-findnext-decompose-c/