CVE-2016-8696

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2016-8696 · Published 31/01/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-8696 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting potrace (potrace project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.9%, higher than 79.8% 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_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.

References

potrace.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog · Release Notes
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11 · Mailing List
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/93778 · Third Party Advisory
blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiple-three-null-pointer-dereference-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

potrace

potrace_project

≤ 1.12

No fix yet

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