CVE-2016-8685
potrace - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
Description
The findnext function in decompose.c in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and crash) via a crafted BMP image.
How to fix CVE-2016-8685
To remediate CVE-2016-8685, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/potrace—upgrade to 1.13-3 or later
- Debian/potrace—upgrade to 1.10-1+deb7u2 or later
Is CVE-2016-8685 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.13-3
- from 0, < 1.10-1+deb7u2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |