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title: "CVE-2017-7263\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-7263

Publication date 26 March 2017

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7263?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The bm\_readbody\_bmp function in bitmap\_io.c in Potrace 1.14 allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and
application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted
BMP image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for
CVE-2016-8698.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7263?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| inkscape | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Not affected |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |
| potrace | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Vulnerable |
| 17.10 artful | Ignored end of life |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Vulnerable |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Ignored end of life |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)

## Notes

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### [tyhicks](https://launchpad.net/~tyhicks)

inkscape in xenial and earlier embeds libpotrace (LP: #1156664)

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

potrace in inkscape works on bitmaps already loaded, not
arbitrary images. Marking as not-affected for inkscape.

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-7263)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7263)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-7263)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7263)

### Other references

* <https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/03/03/potrace-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2016-8698/>
* <http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2017/q1/682>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7263>