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    CVE-2016-8696

    The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted BMP image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-8694 and CVE-2016-8695.

    Published:Jan 31, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Jan 31, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.0033
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Potrace Project
    Product
    Potrace

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2017-12067 (CVSS 7.5) — Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c.…
    CVE-2017-7263 (CVSS 7.8) — The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in Potrace 1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servi…
    CVE-2016-8697 (CVSS 5.5) — The bm_new function in bitmap.h in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (d…
    CVE-2016-8685 (CVSS 5.5) — The findnext function in decompose.c in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (inv…
    CVE-2016-8686 (CVSS 7.8) — The bm_new function in bitmap.h in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a craft…
    CVE-2016-8694 (CVSS 5.5) — The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial o…
    CVE-2016-8698 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in the bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote…
    CVE-2016-8699 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in the bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote…
    CVE-2016-8700 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in the bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote…
    CVE-2016-8701 (CVSS 7.8) — Heap-based buffer overflow in the bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote…

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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    High