CVE Catalog
CVE-2017-9173
CriticalSummary
The libautotrace.a library in AutoTrace version 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in input-bmp.c at line 497.
Risk Assessment
The buffer overflow may allow for 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:497:29.