CVE-2017-12864
HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 15, 2017 at 04:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:04 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxOpenCV
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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
Description
In opencv/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp, function ReadNumber did not checkout the input length, which lead to integer overflow. If the image is from remote, may lead to remote code execution or denial of service. This affects Opencv 3.3 and earlier.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9372Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-190
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