CVE-2017-9190 Use after free in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via an invalid free in the AutoTrace library's bitmap processing function.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-9190?

CVE-2017-9190 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Autotrace Project Autotrace, published on 23 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid free), related to the free_bitmap function in bitmap.c:24:5.

Weakness: CWE-416

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9190?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Autotrace Project Autotrace.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9190?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9190 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.

Is CVE-2017-9190 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9190 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Autotrace Project Autotrace vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cc2p-5jv6-jm57, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9190.

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