CVE-2016-8696

Name	CVE-2016-8696
Description	The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a crafted BMP image, a different vulnerability than CVE-2016-8694 and CVE-2016-8695.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
References	DLA-675-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
potrace (PTS)	jessie	1.12-1+deb8u1	fixed
	stretch	1.13-3	fixed
	buster	1.15-1	fixed
	sid, bullseye, trixie, bookworm	1.16-2	fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Origin
potrace	source	wheezy	1.10-1+deb7u1	DLA-675-1
potrace	source	jessie	1.12-1+deb8u1
potrace	source	(unstable)	1.13-1

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-multiple-three-null-pointer-dereference-in-bm_readbody_bmp-bitmap_io-c/