VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-7263

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.58%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-03-26
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in Potrace 1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BMP image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8698.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references