High severity · published May 10, 2023
CVE-2023-2617
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenCV wechat_qrcode Module up to 4.7.0
7.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenCV wechat_qrcode Module up to 4.7.0. Affected by this vulnerability is the function DecodedBitStreamParser::decodeByteSegment of the file qrcode/decoder/decoded_bit_stream_parser.cpp. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-228547.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/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)1.4% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Opencv · Opencv
4.5.2 through 4.7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2617
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-2617
Product
https://gist.github.com/GZTimeWalker/3ca70a8af2f5830711e9cccc73fb5270
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/opencv/opencv_contrib/pull/3480
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.228547
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?id.228547
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