Denial of Service Vulnerability in OpenCV Library by OpenCV Team
CVE-2017-12600

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Opencv

Status
Opencv
Vendor
CVE Published:
7 August 2017

What is CVE-2017-12600?

The OpenCV Library, through version 3.3, is susceptible to a denial of service vulnerability that can cause excessive CPU usage. This vulnerability can be exploited using a specific test case which leads to resource exhaustion, potentially affecting the performance of applications utilizing the library. Users are advised to review the linked references for detailed insights and mitigate risks by updating to protected versions.

References

https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9311
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02
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https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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