CVE-2016-7392

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pstoedit_suffix_table_init function in output-pstoedit.c in...

5.5 MediumFix available

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pstoedit_suffix_table_init function in output-pstoedit.c in AutoTrace 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted bmp image file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.90%Up 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2016-7392
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-7392
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-8248 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-8248
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wqjm-gjhr-8f6f 5.5

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pstoedit_suffix_table_init function in output-pstoedit.c in...

Record: GHSA-wqjm-gjhr-8f6f
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7392 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7392
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVMGASA-2016-0327 No score

Updated autotrace packages fix security vulnerability

autotrace failed to allocate sufficient memory to store the terminating NULL pointer in an array, causing an out of bounds write. (CVE-2016-7392)

Record: MGASA-2016-0327
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

autotrace project autotrace

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`autotrace` Debian:7	before 0.31.1-16+deb7u1, plus listed versions 0.31.1-16	0.31.1-16+deb7u1
`autotrace` Mageia:5	before 0.31.1-46.1.mga5	0.31.1-46.1.mga5
`autotrace` Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	before 0.31.1-16+deb7u1build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 0.31.1-16build2	0.31.1-16+deb7u1build0.14.04.1
`autotrace` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	before 0.31.1-16+nmu1.2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 0.31.1-16+nmu1build10.31.1-16+nmu1.10.31.1-16+nmu1.2	0.31.1-16+nmu1.2ubuntu0.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
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-2016-7392 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Autotrace Project Autotrace, published September 15, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in autotrace 0.31.1-16+deb7u1.

References

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