High severity · published Mar 5, 2018
CVE-2018-7714
The validateInputImageSize function in modules/imgcodecs/src/loadsave.cpp in OpenCV 3.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) because (pixels…
7.5
CVSS
2.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The validateInputImageSize function in modules/imgcodecs/src/loadsave.cpp in OpenCV 3.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) because (pixels <= (1<<30)) may be false. Note: “OpenCV CV_Assert is not an assertion (C-like assert()), it is regular C++ exception which can raised in case of invalid or non-supported parameters.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
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
OP
Opencv · Opencv
3.4.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7714
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7714
github.com
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/10998
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/opencv/dos-by-assert
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