What is CVE-2016-1517?

CVE-2016-1517 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opencv, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-1517?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-1517 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Opencv

CVE-2016-1517

OpenCV 3.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segfault) via vectors involving corrupt chunks.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2017-04-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Opencv — versions 3.0.0
Opencv 3.0.0 — versions OpenCV 3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

mrash/afl-cve

References

github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/5956 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
arxiv.org/pdf/1701.04739.pdf (Technical Description, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-1517?: CVE-2016-1517 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opencv, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-1517?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-1517 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.