CVE-2022-32323

autotrace: heap-buffer overflow via the ReadImage() at input-bmp.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

7.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 14, 2022

Updated · June 28, 2026

Description

A buffer overflow flaw was found in the autotrace package. This flaw allows an attacker to trick the user into opening a maliciously crafted BMP image, triggering arbitrary code execution or causing the application to crash.

Statement

The inkscape package distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 is not affected by this issue. Although it ships autotrace as a bundled dependency, it does not include the affected BMP reader code.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer