CVE-2017-12600

Published: 7 August 2017

OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that OpenCV incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, execute arbitrary code or other unspecified impact.

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
opencv Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	artful	Ignored (end of life)
	bionic	Released (3.2.0+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1)
	trusty	Released (2.4.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu1.1)
	upstream	Needs triage
	xenial	Released (2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1)
	zesty	Ignored (end of life)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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