CVE Catalog
CVE-2017-9172
CriticalSummary
The libautotrace.a in AutoTrace version 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in input-bmp.c at line 496.
Risk Assessment
The buffer overflow may lead to the execution of malicious code, posing a serious security risk to the system.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update AutoTrace to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.
Original NVD description (English source)
libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in input-bmp.c:496:29.