CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-12863

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In the OpenCV library, the PxMDecoder::readData function has an integer overflow when calculating src_pitch. This may lead to remote code execution or denial of service if the image is from a remote source.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could allow attackers to execute code remotely or cause service outages, posing a serious security threat to systems using OpenCV.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to a newer version of OpenCV to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor applications using this library for unauthorized access.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In opencv/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp, function PxMDecoder::readData has an integer overflow when calculate src_pitch. If the image is from remote, may lead to remote code execution or denial of service. This affects Opencv 3.3 and earlier.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS