GHSA-pqjj-6f5q-gqph

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    GHSA-pqjj-6f5q-gqph

    Published: 12 Oct 2021Last Modified: 13 Jul 2026

    Summary: Denial of Service in OpenCV

    Details: OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has a denial of service (memory consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 10-opencv-dos-memory-exhaust test case.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12602, https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9311, https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376, https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python, https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: opencv-python

    Purl: pkg:pypi/opencv-python

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.3.1.11

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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