debian · CVE-2017-7263

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Priority: not yet assigned Published: Updated: Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:59:05 GMT

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CVE-2017-7263 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (potrace), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5.

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.

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