CVE-2017-12601

8.8 HIGH
Published: August 07, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has a buffer overflow in the cv::BmpDecoder::readData function in modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_bmp.cpp when reading an image file by using cv::imread, as demonstrated by the 4-buf-overflow-readData-memcpy test case.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9309
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9309
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.1%
79th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

opencv debian