autotrace: Multiple security issues
Published May 23, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.88%
Description
libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in input-bmp.c:353:25.
Affected products
No data.
- 0.31.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
autotrace
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
autotrace
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | autotrace | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | autotrace | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated these issues as having Low security impact. These issues are not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01878) | 78.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01878) | 76.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 61.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00231) | 60.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 15, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00223) | 59.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00273) | 67.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 2, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00204) | 58.45th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00235) | 59.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 9.79th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 25.53th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9168 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/20/autotrace-multiple-vulnerabilities-the-autotrace-nightmare/ x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1454714 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9168
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9168
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9168 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/20/autotrace-multiple-vulnerabilities-the-autotrace-nightmare/ | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1454714 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9168 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9168 |
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