libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in input-bmp.c:496:29.
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in input-bmp.c:496:29.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02118 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:autotrace_project:autotrace:0.31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0.31.1 | Vulnerable | Autotrace Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:autotrace_project:autotrace:0.31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.31.1 Vulnerable ·Autotrace Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-9172
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwfh-58rg-w9gw
References
More Autotrace Project Autotrace vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-06639 libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a "left shift ... CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06604 libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06651 libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a "cannot be represented in type int" issue in input-tga.c:528:63. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06650 libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a "cannot be represented in type int" issue in input-tga.c:192:19. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06649 libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a "cannot be represented in type int" issue in input-tga.c:508:18. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06648 libautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 has a "cannot be represented in type int" issue in input-tga.c:498:55. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2017-9172 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-9172 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwfh-58rg-w9gw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-9172 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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