CVE-2016-8697 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted BMP image due to a divide-by-zero error in the potrace library.
- 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
What is CVE-2016-8697?
CVE-2016-8697 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 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
The bm_new function in bitmap.h in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a crafted BMP image.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8697?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Potrace Project Potrace.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8697?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-8697 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8697 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8697, GHSA-fv5w-43hw-m7h2.