Vulnerability identifier: #VU30956
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
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 attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dreference error in function cv::XMLParser::parse at modules/core/src/persistence.cpp. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Update to version 4.1.1.
Vulnerable software versions
OpenCV: 4.1.0
External links
http://github.com/opencv/opencv/compare/371bba8...ddbd10c
http://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/15127
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.