{"id":"CVE-2016-8697","details":"The bm_new function in bitmap.h in potrace before 1.13 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and crash) via a crafted BMP image.","modified":"2026-03-12T22:26:56.200859Z","published":"2017-01-31T22:59:00.657Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93778"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/08/08/potrace-divide-by-zero-in-bm_new-bitmap-h/"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/11"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/12"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-8697.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"1.12"}]}]}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}