Description
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has a buffer overflow in the cv::BmpDecoder::readData function in modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_bmp.cpp when reading an image file by using cv::imread, as demonstrated by the 4-buf-overflow-readData-memcpy test case.
Published: 2017-08-07
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1117-1 opencv security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1438-1 opencv security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2799-1 opencv security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-2264 OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has a buffer overflow in the cv::BmpDecoder::readData function in modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_bmp.cpp when reading an image file by using cv::imread, as demonstrated by the 4-buf-overflow-readData-memcpy test case.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w96g-3p64-63wr Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in OpenCV
History

Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00426}

epss

{'score': 0.00694}


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Debian Debian Linux
Opencv Opencv
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:43:56.115Z

Reserved: 2017-08-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12601

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-07T01:29:00.513

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-12601

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2017-08-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-12601 - Bugzilla

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