VDB
CVE-2016-8686
CVE-2016-8686
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
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 1.51% · 74.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
1.51%
74.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | potrace | 0, 1.13-2, 1.12-1 |
Timeline
- Jan 31, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 22, 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