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Debian: CVE-2016-8694: potrace -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-8694: potrace -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
10/25/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/31/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

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-2016-8695 and CVE-2016-8696.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-potrace

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