Input validation error in potrace - CVE-2013-7437
Published: March 30, 2015 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU40862
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7437
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: potrace.sourceforge.net
Affected software:
potrace
potrace
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Multiple integer overflows in potrace 1.11 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via large dimensions in a BMP image, which triggers a buffer overflow.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-7437
Install update from vendor's website.