#VU11161 Memory corruption in OpenCV - CVE-2018-7712
Published: March 19, 2018 / Updated: October 12, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11161
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenCV
OpenCV
Software vendor:
Itseez
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.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.