CVE-2017-12599
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.020 · 81 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has an out-of-bounds read error in the function icvCvt_BGRA2BGR_8u_C4C3R when reading an image file by using cv::imread.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
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affected products (13)
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advisories (3)
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- GHSA-fvq6-392h-6mjjOut-of-bounds Read in OpenCV 2021-10-12ghsa · osvUS
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has an out-of-bounds read error in the function icvCvt_BGRA2BGR_8u_C4C3R when reading an image file by using cv::imread.
- PYSEC-2026-2820Out-of-bounds Read in OpenCV 2026-07-09vendor · osvUS
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has an out-of-bounds read error in the function icvCvt_BGRA2BGR_8u_C4C3R when reading an image file by using cv::imread.
- PYSEC-2026-710Out-of-bounds Read in OpenCV 2026-07-02vendor · osvUS
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has an out-of-bounds read error in the function icvCvt_BGRA2BGR_8u_C4C3R when reading an image file by using cv::imread.
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references (16)
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- https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9309cnnvd
- https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.mdcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.htmlcnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.3620cnnvd
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9309enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.mdenisa_euvd
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