{"id":"MGASA-2017-0073","summary":"Updated potrace packages fix security vulnerability","details":"The findnext function in decompose.c in potrace 1.13 allows remote\nattackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and crash)\nvia a crafted BMP image. (CVE-2016-8685)\n\nThe bm_new function in bitmap.h in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to\nhave unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory\nallocation failure. (CVE-2016-8686)\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:25:46.241365031Z","published":"2017-03-12T20:33:36Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-8685","CVE-2016-8686"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0073.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19604"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/9"},{"type":"WEB","url":"http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/10"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"potrace","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/potrace?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.14-1.1.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0073.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}