CVE-2016-8686: Potrace Project Potrace

High severity, CVSS 7.8. EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The bm_new function in bitmap.h in potrace 1.13 allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

Affected products

• Potrace Project Potrace: up to and including 1.12

Published 2017-01-31. Last modified 2026-06-17.