CVE-2016-8696 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the bm_readbody_bmp function of potrace before version 1.13, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a specially crafted BMP image. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation, as an attacker would need to trick a user into processing the malicious file. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.12CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:potrace_project:potrace:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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