#VU95415 Use-after-free in autotrace - CVE-2017-9182
Published: August 6, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95415
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9182
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
autotrace
autotrace
Software vendor:
autotrace
autotrace
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the GET_COLOR() function in color.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to pass a specially crafted image to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.