#VU11161 Memory corruption in OpenCV - CVE-2018-7712

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11161

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7712

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
OpenCV
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Itseez

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the validateInputImageSize function due to boundary error. A remote attacker can trigger an assertion failure and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenCV: 3.4.1

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External links
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/10998

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.