What is CVE-2017-12864?

CVE-2017-12864 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-2017-12864?

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

Integer overflow in Opencv

CVE-2017-12864

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.

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/9372 (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-2017-12864?: CVE-2017-12864 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-2017-12864?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.