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CVE-2016-8697 (GCVE-0-2016-8697)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-01-31 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:27
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2015-10-22 00:00
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