CVE-2017-12603

Description

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.41%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html third party advisory mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md third party advisory broken link
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9309 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-12603?
CVE-2017-12603 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-12603?
To fix CVE-2017-12603, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-12603 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-12603 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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