CVE-2017-12603

OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has an invalid write in the cv::RLByteStream::getBytes function in modules/imgcodecs/src/bitstrm.cpp when reading an image file by using cv::imread, as demonstrated by the 2-opencv-heapoverflow-fseek test case.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9309	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9309	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md	Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html	Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:opencv:opencv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-08-07 01:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-12603

Mitre link : CVE-2017-12603

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-12603

JSON object : View

Products Affected

opencv

opencv

debian

debian_linux

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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