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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2016.675
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-675-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'potrace' package(s) announced via the DLA-675-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'potrace' package(s) announced via the DLA-675-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in potrace.

CVE-2013-7437

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. This bug was reported by Murray McAllister of the Red Hat Security Response Team.

CVE-2016-8694 / CVE-2016-8695 / CVE-2016-8696 Multiple NULL pointer dereferences in bm_readbody_bmp. This bug was discovered by Agostino Sarubbo of Gentoo.

CVE-2016-8697

Division by zero in bm_new. This bug was discovered by Agostino Sarubbo of Gentoo.

CVE-2016-8698 / CVE-2016-8699 / CVE-2016-8700 / CVE-2016-8701 / CVE-2016-8702 / CVE-2016-8703 Multiple heap-based buffer overflows in bm_readbody_bmp. This bug was discovered by Agostino Sarubbo of Gentoo.

For Debian 7 Wheezy, these problems have been fixed in version 1.10-1+deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your potrace packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'potrace' package(s) on Debian 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2013-7437
[oss-security] 20150206 potrace: possible heap overflow
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
openSUSE-SU-2015:1909
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00034.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8694
BugTraq ID: 93778
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93778
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiple-three-null-pointer-dereference-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8695
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8696
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8697
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-divide-by-zero-in-bm_new-bitmap-h/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8698
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiplesix-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8699
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8700
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8701
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8702
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-8703
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