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CVE-2016-8686

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-01-31 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected products

• Potrace Project Potrace: through 1.12

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/10
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93777
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-memory-allocation-failure/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/10
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93777
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-memory-allocation-failure/

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