CVE-2017-9168 is a critical heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability found in the ReadImage function of libautotrace.a within AutoTrace version 0.31.1. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by crafting a malicious BMP image file. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability poses a severe risk due to its network-exploitable nature, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.31.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:autotrace_project:autotrace:0.31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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