Out of Bounds Read in OpenCV Affects Multiple Versions
CVE-2019-14491

8.2HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor: Opencv
Status: Opencv
Vendor: CVE Published:; 1 August 2019

What is CVE-2019-14491?

An issue has been identified in OpenCV versions prior to 3.4.7 and 4.x versions before 4.1.1, where an out of bounds read occurs in the function cv::predictOrderedcv::HaarEvaluator found in the modules/objdetect/src/cascadedetect.hpp file. This flaw can potentially be exploited to cause a denial of service, making it crucial for users of affected versions to apply the relevant patches promptly.