What is CVE-2017-12863?

CVE-2017-12863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opencv, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-12863?

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

Integer overflow in Opencv

CVE-2017-12863

In opencv/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp, function PxMDecoder::readData has an integer overflow when calculate src_pitch. 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: Integer Overflow

Published 2017-08-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.027 (85.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 85th percentile — 85.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Opencv
Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9371 (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-12863?: CVE-2017-12863 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opencv, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-12863?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.