What is CVE-2017-12862?

CVE-2017-12862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opencv, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-12862?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Opencv

CVE-2017-12862

In modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp, the length of buffer AutoBuffer _src is small than expected, which will cause copy buffer overflow later. If the image is from remote, may lead to remote code execution or denial of service. This affects Opencv 3.3 and earlier.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.031 (86.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opencv
Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12862?: CVE-2017-12862 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opencv, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-12862?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.