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CVE-2019-5064

Published: 3 January 2020

An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the data structure persistence functionality of OpenCV, before version 4.2.0. A specially crafted JSON file can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in multiple heap corruptions and potentially code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted file to trigger this vulnerability.

Notes

AuthorNote
ccdm94
upstream reports that versions 3.4.8 and older are not
affected. See: https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues
/15857.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
opencv
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(code not present)
disco Not vulnerable
(code not present)
eoan Not vulnerable
(code not present)
focal Not vulnerable
(4.2.0+dfsg-5)
groovy Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Not vulnerable
(4.5.4+dfsg-9ubuntu4)
trusty Not vulnerable
(code not present)
upstream
Released (4.2.0)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not present)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/opencv/opencv/commit/f42d5399aac80d371b17d689851406669c9b9111

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.8
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H