CVE-2017-12067

Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c.

7.5 HighFix available

Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c.

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: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.08%Up 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c.

Record: CVE-2017-12067
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c.

Record: CVE-2017-12067
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-3653 No score

Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c.

Record: EUVD-2017-3653
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w5r8-2qw8-cq3p 7.5

Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c.

Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c.

Record: GHSA-w5r8-2qw8-cq3p
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 7.5

Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c.

Record: CVE-2017-12067
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-12067 7.5

Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12067
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-12067 7.5

Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12067
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2017-0280 No score

Updated potrace packages fix security vulnerability

Potrace 1.14 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the interpolate_cubic function in mkbitmap.c (CVE-2017-12067).

Record: MGASA-2017-0280
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11189-1 No score

libpotrace0-1.16-1.9 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libpotrace0-1.16-1.9 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record: openSUSE-SU-2024:11189-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

potrace project potrace

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`potrace` Debian:12	before 1.15-1	1.15-1
`potrace` Debian:13	before 1.15-1	1.15-1
`potrace` Debian:14	before 1.15-1	1.15-1
`potrace` Mageia:5	before 1.15-1.mga5	1.15-1.mga5
`potrace` Mageia:6	before 1.15-1.mga6	1.15-1.mga6
`potrace` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.12-11.13-2	None known
`potrace` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.14-2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-12067 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Potrace Project Potrace, published August 1, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. Fixed in potrace 1.15-1.

References

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