CVE-2017-9166
libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the GET_COLOR function in...
libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the GET_COLOR function in color.c:18:11.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the GET_COLOR function in color.c:18:11.
- Record
CVE-2017-9166- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the GET_COLOR function in color.c:18:11.
- Record
CVE-2017-9166- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18104 No score
libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the GET_COLOR function in color.c:18:11.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18104- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2j3x-r9v2-2733
9.8
libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the GET_COLOR function in...
libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the GET_COLOR function in color.c:18:11.
- Record
GHSA-2j3x-r9v2-2733- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9166
9.8
libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the GET_COLOR function in color.c:18:11.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9166- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
autotraceUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.31.1-16build20.31.1-16+deb7u1build0.14.04.10.31.1-16+deb7u1ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
autotraceUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.31.1-16+nmu1build10.31.1-16+nmu1.10.31.1-16+nmu1.20.31.1-16+nmu1.2ubuntu0.1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-9166 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Autotrace Project Autotrace, published May 23, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.17%, the 82nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.