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2020-01-03
An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the data structure persistence functionality of OpenCV, before version 4.2.0. A specially crafted JSON file can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in multiple heap corruptions and potentially code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted file to trigger this vulnerability.
Products | Opencv, Application_testing_suite, Big_data_spatial_and_graph, Enterprise_manager_base_platform |
Type | Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) |
First patch | - None (likely due to unavailable code) |
Links |
• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0853
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html • https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/15857 • https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html |