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[SECURITY] [DLA 889-1] potrace security update



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Package        : potrace
Version        : 1.10-1+deb7u2
CVE ID         : CVE-2016-8685
Debian Bug     : 843861 

It was discovered that potrace, an utility to transform bitmaps into
vector graphics, was affected by an integer overflow in the findnext
function, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service
(invalid memory access and crash) via a crafted BMP image.

For Debian 7 "Wheezy", these problems have been fixed in version
1.10-1+deb7u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your potrace packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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