CVE-2016-8685
Published: 31 January 2017
The findnext function in decompose.c in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and crash) via a crafted BMP image.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | inkscape in xenial and earlier embeds libpotrace (LP: #1156664) Sourceforge link returns a 404. See Debian updates for the fix. |
| mdeslaur | potrace in inkscape works on bitmaps already loaded, not arbitrary images. Marking as not-affected for inkscape. |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
inkscape Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| precise |
Not vulnerable
(code doesn't contain the flaw)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [code doesn't contain the flaw])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(no attack vector)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
|
potrace Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
groovy |
Not vulnerable
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
| artful |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| precise |
Released
(1.10-1+deb7u2build0.12.04.1)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.13-3)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(1.13-3)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
|
|
|
Patches: upstream: http://potrace.sourceforge.net/patches/potrace-1.13-CVE-2016-8685.patch |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |