#VU38359 Out-of-bounds write in OpenCV and Debian Linux - CVE-2017-14136
Published: September 5, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38359
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-14136
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenCV
Debian Linux
OpenCV
Debian Linux
Software vendor:
Itseez
Debian
Itseez
Debian
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) 3.3 has an out-of-bounds write error in the function FillColorRow1 in utils.cpp when reading an image file by using cv::imread. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-12597.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.