CVSS 3.0
7.8 highCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2016-8700
Heap-based buffer overflow in the bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted BMP image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-8698, CVE-2016-8699, CVE-2016-8701, CVE-2016-8702, and CVE-2016-8703.
Severity
- EPSS
- 2.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 80% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-119
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- potrace_project:potrace
References
- http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93778
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiplesix-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/