CVE-2016-8686

HIGH 7.8CVE-2016-8686 · Published 31/01/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-8686 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting potrace (potrace project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.5%, higher than 74.5% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
potrace potrace_project	`≤ 1.12`	No fix yet

Description

The bm_new function in bitmap.h in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/10 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/93777 · Third Party Advisory
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-memory-allocation-failure · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

potrace

potrace_project

≤ 1.12

No fix yet

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