Is CVE-2017-7263 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-7263 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-7263?

CVE-2017-7263 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-7263?

CVE-2017-7263 has an EPSS score of 1.28% (67th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-7263?

Upgrade potrace on debian 11 to 1.15-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-7263

HIGH

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The bm_readbody_bmp function in bitmap_io.c in Potrace 1.14 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted BMP image. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-8698.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

potraceDebian

Fixed in:1.15-1CVE-2017-7263

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.28%probability of exploitation in 30 days

67thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 67% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

blogs.gentoo.org

Other references1

securityfocus.com

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CVE-2023-21769	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
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CVE-2020-8794	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.