Medium severity · published Apr 10, 2017
CVE-2016-1517
OpenCV 3.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segfault) via vectors involving corrupt chunks
5.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenCV 3.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segfault) via vectors involving corrupt chunks.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.1% · higher than 65% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Opencv · Opencv
3.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1517
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-1517
Exploit
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.04739.pdf
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/5956
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