UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8697

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8697
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8697.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8697
Upstream
Published
2017-01-31T22:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:35:12.052966Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / potrace

Package

Name
potrace
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/potrace@1.13-2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.13-2

Affected versions

1.*

1.12-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpotrace-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.13-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpotrace0",
            "binary_version": "1.13-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpotrace0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.13-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "potrace",
            "binary_version": "1.13-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "potrace-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.13-2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / potrace

Package

Name
potrace
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/potrace@1.14-2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.14-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libpotrace-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.14-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpotrace0",
            "binary_version": "1.14-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libpotrace0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.14-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "potrace",
            "binary_version": "1.14-2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "potrace-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.14-2"
        }
    ]
}