CVE-2017-12862

high

Published 2021-10-12 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

8.8

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

8.8

Description

In modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp, the length of buffer AutoBuffer _src is small than expected, which will cause copy buffer overflow later. If the image is from remote, may lead to remote code execution or denial of service. This affects Opencv 3.3 and earlier.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

92%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

Debian Mixed 7 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`3.2.0+dfsg-6`
sid	Fixed	`3.2.0+dfsg-6`
forky	Fixed	`3.2.0+dfsg-6`
bullseye	Fixed	`3.2.0+dfsg-6`
bookworm	Fixed	`3.2.0+dfsg-6`
9.0	Affected	—
8.0	Affected	—

Package impact

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable	Fixed
PyPI	opencv-python	`<3.3.1.11`	`3.3.1.11`
PyPI	opencv-contrib-python	`<3.3.1.11`	`3.3.1.11`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
opencv	opencv	`{"endIncluding":"3.3.0"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-787

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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