Vulnerability identifier: #VU85604
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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 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.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
OpenCV: 4.0.0 - 4.8.0
External links
http://vuldb.com/?ctiid.228547
http://github.com/opencv/opencv_contrib/pull/3480
http://vuldb.com/?id.228547
http://gist.github.com/GZTimeWalker/3ca70a8af2f5830711e9cccc73fb5270
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.