CVE-2016-8696

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted BMP image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-8694 and CVE-2016-8695.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ChangeLogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93778Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiple-three-null-pointer-dereference-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/Third Party Advisory
http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ChangeLogRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93778Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiple-three-null-pointer-dereference-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jan 31, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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