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CVE-2016-8685
The findnext function in decompose.c in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.4%
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- mitre
Description
The findnext function in decompose.c in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and crash) via a crafted BMP image.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- 93470 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161008 potrace: invalid memory access in findnext (decompose.c) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161015 Re: potrace: invalid memory access in findnext (decompose.c) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/29/potrace-invalid-memory-access-in-findnext-decompose-c/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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