CVE-2016-8686

NameCVE-2016-8686
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs850595

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
potrace (PTS)sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye1.16-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
potracesource(unstable)1.14-1low850595

Notes

[stretch] - potrace <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - potrace <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - potrace <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-memory-allocation-failure
http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog claims that it's fixed in 1.14
but see https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts/2017/05/msg00032.html

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