| Name | CVE-2016-8697 |
| Description | The bm_new function in bitmap.h in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a crafted BMP image. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-675-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| potrace (PTS) | sid, trixie, bookworm, bullseye | 1.16-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| potrace | source | wheezy | 1.10-1+deb7u1 | | DLA-675-1 | |
| potrace | source | jessie | 1.12-1+deb8u1 | | | |
| potrace | source | (unstable) | 1.13-1 | | | |
Notes
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-divide-by-zero-in-bm_new-bitmap-h/