Reachable Assertion Affecting opencv package, versions <2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.09% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-OPENCV-293934
  • published 8 Jan 2018
  • disclosed 8 Jan 2018

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 opencv to version 2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In OpenCV 3.3.1, an assertion failure happens in cv::RBaseStream::setPos in modules/imgcodecs/src/bitstrm.cpp because of an incorrect integer cast.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.5 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Local
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    Required
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    None
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    High