CVE-2017-9192
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 has a heap-based buffer overflow in the ReadImage function in input-tga.c:528:7.
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 heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in AutoTrace 0.31.1 in the ReadImage function within input-tga.c at line 528. The vulnerability can be triggered by processing a specially crafted TGA image file, potentially allowing remote code execution or denial of service.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 if AutoTrace is installedRun 'autotrace --version' or 'which autotrace' to determine if the software is present on the systemAffected if AutoTrace is not installed or the command fails - not affected
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Verify the installed versionExamine the version output from 'autotrace --version' - look for version 0.31.1 specificallyAffected if The installed version is exactly 0.31.1 - this is the affected version
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Confirm TGA input support is availableCheck if AutoTrace was compiled with TGA support by running 'autotrace --help' or checking for the input-tga.c module in the installation directoryAffected if TGA file input capability is available and the tool can process .tga files - this is required for exploitation
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Identify processing exposureReview any workflows, scripts, or automated systems that use AutoTrace to process TGA image files from untrusted sourcesAffected if AutoTrace 0.31.1 is used to process TGA files from external or untrusted sources - direct exploitation path exists
You are affected if AutoTrace version 0.31.1 is installed AND TGA image file processing capability is available and used, as the heap overflow in input-tga.c line 528 triggers when processing specially crafted TGA files.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade to a patched version of AutoTrace if available; otherwise, avoid processing untrusted TGA image files with vulnerable versions of AutoTrace until a fix can be applied.
Latest stable release of AutoTrace (newer than 0.31.1)
- 1. Check if autotrace is installed: which autotrace or dpkg -l | grep autotrace (Debian) / rpm -qa | grep autotrace (RHEL)
- 2. If installed via package manager, update to latest available package: apt-get update && apt-get install autotrace (Debian) or yum update autotrace (RHEL)
- 3. If built from source, download the latest stable release from the official AutoTrace repository
- 4. Rebuild and reinstall the new version
- 5. Verify the installation: autotrace --version
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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