CVE-2016-8701

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.0% 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

Heap-based buffer overflow in the bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted BMP image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-8698, CVE-2016-8699, CVE-2016-8700, CVE-2016-8702, and CVE-2016-8703.

Affected products

Potrace Project Potrace: through 1.12

References

http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
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-multiplesix-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/
http://potrace.sourceforge.net/ChangeLog
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-multiplesix-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/

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