VDB
CVE-2016-8686
CVE-2016-8686
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.18% · 39.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.18%
39.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | potrace | 0, 1.13-2, 1.12-1 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Jan 31, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8686 third-party-advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-memory-allocation-failure third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8686 third-party-advisory