CVE-2016-8697: Potrace Project Potrace

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Potrace Project Potrace: up to and including 1.12

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