CVE-2013-7437 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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.

Published: 2015-03-29

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:icoasoft:potrace:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-675-1	potrace security update

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00729.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

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

History

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Icoasoft Potrace

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2015-03-29T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:16.430Z

Reserved: 2015-03-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-7437

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-03-29T21:59:00.080

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2013-7437

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-190

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