CVE-2017-9179
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedlibautotrace.a in AutoTrace 0.31.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and SEGV), related to the ReadImage function in input-bmp.c:425:14.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceA denial of service vulnerability exists in AutoTrace 0.31.1 where the ReadImage function in input-bmp.c fails to properly validate bounds when parsing BMP image files. A malicious BMP file with specially crafted headers triggers an invalid memory read at line 425:14, causing a segmentation fault.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 0.31.1CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check AutoTrace versionRun 'autotrace --version' or check the installed package version using your system's package manager (dpkg -l autotrace, rpm -qi autotrace, or similar)Affected if The installed version is exactly 0.31.1
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Identify if AutoTrace processes BMP filesReview your data processing pipelines or scripts that invoke autotrace to determine if BMP input files are being processedAffected if AutoTrace is used to process BMP format files as input
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Check for crash indicatorsReview system logs (dmesg, syslog, or journalctl) and application logs for segmentation faults, SIGSEGV errors, or crash dumps associated with autotrace processingAffected if Recent crashes or segfaults occur when AutoTrace processes BMP files
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Verify BMP input handling is activeInspect any automated workflows, batch processing scripts, or web services that accept image uploads and pass them to autotrace for tracingAffected if Untrusted BMP files can be submitted to AutoTrace for processing
A system is affected if AutoTrace version 0.31.1 is installed AND it is used to process BMP input files, making it susceptible to denial of service via crafted BMP headers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataProcess untrusted BMP files through AutoTrace in isolated sandboxed environments; validate BMP files with dedicated image validation tools before processing; monitor for crashes in AutoTrace processing pipelines.
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- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2017-9179 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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