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Denial of Service in OpenCV

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Oct 12, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jan 9, 2023

Package

pip opencv-contrib-python (pip)

Affected versions

<= 3.3.0.9

Patched versions

3.3.1.11
pip opencv-python (pip)
<= 3.3.0.9
3.3.1.11

Description

OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.

References

Reviewed Oct 8, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Oct 12, 2021
Last updated Jan 9, 2023

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

0.181%
(56th percentile)

Weaknesses

No CWEs

CVE ID

CVE-2017-12600

GHSA ID

GHSA-fr58-2xhv-qp3w

Source code

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