NULL pointer dereference in OpenCV - CVE-2023-2617
Published: January 19, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85604
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2617
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenCV
OpenCV
Software vendor:
Itseez
Itseez
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error within the DecodedBitStreamParser::decodeByteSegment() function in qrcode/decoder/decoded_bit_stream_parser.cpp. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.