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CVE-2016-8697

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% 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-369

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.

Affected products

• Potrace Project Potrace: through 1.12

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93778
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-divide-by-zero-in-bm_new-bitmap-h/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93778
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-divide-by-zero-in-bm_new-bitmap-h/

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