Input validation error in potrace.sourceforge.net potrace

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU40862

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-7437

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

potrace: 1.11

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00034.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/06/12
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=778646
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=955808

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.