What is CVE-2018-7712?

CVE-2018-7712 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opencv, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-7712?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-7712 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Opencv

CVE-2018-7712

The validateInputImageSize function in modules/imgcodecs/src/loadsave.cpp in OpenCV 3.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) because (size.height <= (1<<20)) may be false. Note: “OpenCV CV_Assert is not an assertion (C-like assert()), it is regular C++ exception which can raised in case of invalid or non-supported parameters.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Opencv — versions 3.4.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-617 — Reachable Assertion

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7712?: CVE-2018-7712 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opencv, classified under Reachable Assertion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-7712?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-7712 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.