CVE-2016-8686
Published: 31 January 2017
The bm_new function in bitmap.h in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| tyhicks | inkscape in xenial and earlier embeds libpotrace (LP: #1156664) |
| 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 |
impish |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
| artful |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected [no attack vector])
|
|
| upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(no attack vector)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(uses system potrace)
|
|
|
potrace Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
groovy |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
| artful |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
|
| precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.14)
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(1.14-2)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |