Medium severity · published Dec 29, 2017
CVE-2017-17760
OpenCV 3.3.1 has a Buffer Overflow in the cv::PxMDecoder::readData function in grfmt_pxm.cpp, because an incorrect size value is used
6.5
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenCV 3.3.1 has a Buffer Overflow in the cv::PxMDecoder::readData function in grfmt_pxm.cpp, because an incorrect size value is used.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.2% · higher than 83% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0; 8.0; 9.0 · source: NVD
OP
Opencv · Opencv
3.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17760
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17760
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102974
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/10351
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/10369/commits/7bbe1a53cfc097b82b1589f7915a2120de39274c
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00008.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html
Mailing List
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html
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