CVE-2016-8702
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.56%
Description
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-2016-8700, CVE-2016-8701, and CVE-2016-8703.
How to fix CVE-2016-8702
To remediate CVE-2016-8702, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/potrace—upgrade to 1.13-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-8702 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.13-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |