Buffer Overflow Affecting opencv-contrib-python package, versions [4.0.0.21,4.2.0.32)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.57% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-PYTHON-OPENCVCONTRIBPYTHON-1731334
  • published13 Oct 2021
  • disclosed12 Oct 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 12 Oct 2021

CVE-2019-5063  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade opencv-contrib-python to version 4.2.0.32 or higher.

Overview

opencv-contrib-python is a Wrapper package for OpenCV python bindings.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the data structure persistence functionality of OpenCV. A specially crafted XML file can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in multiple heap corruptions and potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted file to trigger this vulnerability.

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