# CVE-2016-7392: Memory corruption in n/a

> Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted BMP image due to a heap-based buffer overflow in AutoTrace.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 15 Feb 2017
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DLA-621-1, GHSA-wqjm-gjhr-8f6f, MGASA-2016-0327, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7392

## What is CVE-2016-7392?

CVE-2016-7392 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Autotrace Project Autotrace, published on 15 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pstoedit_suffix_table_init function in output-pstoedit.c in AutoTrace 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted bmp image file.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7392?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Autotrace Project Autotrace.

## How do I fix CVE-2016-7392?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2016-7392 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Autotrace Project Autotrace

- [CVE-2017-9151](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9151/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-9152](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9152/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-9153](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9153/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-9160](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9160/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-9161](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-9161/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2016-7392 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2016-7392 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Autotrace Project Autotrace, published on 15 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7392 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Autotrace Project Autotrace. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7392/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7392/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7392
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7392
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-7392

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-7392/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.