Improper Input Validation Affecting opencv package, versions <3.2.0+dfsg-6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (48th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-OPENCV-293883
  • published10 Apr 2017
  • disclosed10 Apr 2017

Introduced: 10 Apr 2017

CVE-2016-1517  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 opencv to version 3.2.0+dfsg-6 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream opencv package and not the opencv package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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