Assertion failure in OpenCV - CVE-2018-5269
Published: May 31, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13117
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-5269
CWE-ID: CWE-617
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Itseez
Affected software:
OpenCV
OpenCV
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to assertion failure in cv::RBaseStream::setPos in modules/imgcodecs/src/bitstrm.cpp when incorrect integer cast. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted image and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists due to assertion failure in cv::RBaseStream::setPos in modules/imgcodecs/src/bitstrm.cpp when incorrect integer cast. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted image and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-5269
Install update from vendor's website.