Buffer overflow in OpenCV - CVE-2019-5064
Published: January 3, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU23900
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-5064
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the "persistence_json.cpp" file due to a boundary error in the data structure persistence functionality. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted JSON file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
OpenCV
Oracle Application Testing Suite
Enterprise Manager Base Platform
Big Data Spatial and Graph
Oracle Application Testing Suite
Enterprise Manager Base Platform
Big Data Spatial and Graph
How to mitigate CVE-2019-5064
Install updates from vendor's website.
OpenCV - update to 4.2.0
Big Data Spatial and Graph - update to 2.0
Big Data Spatial and Graph - update to 2.0