CVE-2017-16663
Publication date 8 November 2017
Last updated 25 August 2025
Ubuntu priority
Description
In sam2p 0.49.4, there are integer overflows (with resultant heap-based buffer overflows) in input-bmp.ci in the function ReadImage, because "width * height" multiplications occur unsafely.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that Sam2p incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| sam2p | 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 0.49.2-3+deb8u3build0.16.04.1
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 0.49.2-3+deb8u3build0.14.04.1
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
5.5 · Medium
|
| 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 |