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Plain-English summary
CVE-2017-9191 is a memory corruption flaw in AutoTrace 0.31.1 when handling TGA image input. Business risk is highest where legacy image-conversion workflows process files from users, customers, or the internet. The provided sources do not give a CVSS score, confirmed fix version, or active exploitation evidence.
Executive priority
Prioritize when AutoTrace processes external image uploads or customer-supplied TGA files. Otherwise, handle as a legacy dependency cleanup item with documented exposure review.
Technical view
The CVE describes a heap-based buffer overflow in libautotrace.a, specifically rle_fread in input-tga.c at line 252. This points to unsafe handling of TGA run-length encoded input in AutoTrace 0.31.1. Impact is not fully characterized in the supplied sources.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to systems using AutoTrace 0.31.1 or bundled libautotrace.a to process TGA files, especially automated image-processing pipelines accepting untrusted uploads.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. Exploitation would require a crafted TGA file reaching a vulnerable AutoTrace processing path.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse: the CVE record names the vulnerable function and version, while the Gentoo reference groups this among multiple AutoTrace issues. No CVSS, CWE, exploit status, or explicit fixed version is provided in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory AutoTrace and libautotrace.a usage across servers, build images, and conversion services.
- Check vendor or distribution guidance for patched AutoTrace packages or downstream fixes.
- Avoid processing untrusted TGA files through vulnerable AutoTrace workflows until remediation is confirmed.
- Sandbox or isolate legacy image-conversion jobs that must handle external files.
- Replace unsupported embedded AutoTrace copies where maintained packages are unavailable.
Validation and detection
- Confirm whether AutoTrace 0.31.1 is installed or statically bundled in applications.
- Identify routes, jobs, or tools that pass TGA files into AutoTrace.
- Review image-processing crash logs for failures tied to TGA input handling.
- Compare installed package versions against vendor or distribution advisories.
- Document compensating controls if the vulnerable component cannot be removed quickly.
Public sources used
Based on public source material and reviewed before publication.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/20/autotrace-multiple-vulnerabilities-the-autotrace-nightmare/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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