Out-of-bounds Write Affecting opencv package, versions <2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-OPENCV-294012
  • published 4 Sep 2017
  • disclosed 4 Sep 2017

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.

OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) 3.3 has an out-of-bounds write error in the function FillColorRow1 in utils.cpp when reading an image file by using cv::imread. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-12597.