CVE-2017-14136

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.97% Top 25%
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 exploit
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9448 issue tracking third party advisory patch
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9443 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-14136?
CVE-2017-14136 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-14136?
To fix CVE-2017-14136, 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-2017-14136 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2017-14136 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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