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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8686
The 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 alloca...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
The 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.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
potrace
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.14-1"}]}]
Debian:13
potrace
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.14-1"}]}]
Debian:14
potrace
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.14-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org