UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7263

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7263

    Published: 26 Mar 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-7263

    Summary:

    Details: The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in Potrace 1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BMP image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8698.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7263, https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/03/potrace-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8698/, http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/682, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7263

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: potrace

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.12-1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High