CVE catalog
CVE-2016-8695
potrace: CVE-2016-8695
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
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- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.87% · Oct 25, 2026
The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted BMP image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-8694 and CVE-2016-8696.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | potrace | sid | 1.16-2 | fixed |
| Debian | potrace | forky | 1.16-2 | fixed |
| Debian | potrace | trixie | 1.16-2 | fixed |
| Debian | potrace | bookworm | 1.16-2 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | potrace | source | sid | 1.13-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | potrace | source | forky | 1.13-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | potrace | source | trixie | 1.13-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | potrace | source | bookworm | 1.13-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libpotrace0]Fixed
Source package: [potrace]
Details (2)
1.16-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.13-1dsa · potrace · debian · bookworm; dsa · potrace · debian · 12
1.16-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.13-1dsa · potrace · debian · bookworm; dsa · potrace · debian · 12
- [libpotrace-dev]Fixed
Source package: [potrace]
Details (2)
1.16-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.13-1dsa · potrace · debian · bookworm; dsa · potrace · debian · 12
1.16-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.13-1dsa · potrace · debian · bookworm; dsa · potrace · debian · 12
- [potrace]Fixed
Details (2)
1.16-2· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.13-1dsa · potrace · debian · bookworm; dsa · potrace · debian · 12
1.16-2· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.13-1dsa · potrace · debian · bookworm; dsa · potrace · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libpotrace0]Fixed
Source package: [potrace]
Details (2)
1.16-2+b2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.13-1dsa · potrace · debian · 13
1.16-2+b2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.13-1dsa · potrace · debian · 13
- [libpotrace-dev]Fixed
Source package: [potrace]
Details (2)
1.16-2+b2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.13-1dsa · potrace · debian · 13
1.16-2+b2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.13-1dsa · potrace · debian · 13
- [potrace]Fixed
Source package: [potrace]
Details (2)
1.16-2+b2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.13-1dsa · potrace · debian · 13
1.16-2+b2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.13-1dsa · potrace · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8695]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8695]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8695]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2016/cve-2016-8695.json]
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