PYSEC-2026-2819

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    PYSEC-2026-2819

    Published: 9 Jul 2026Last 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 (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12600, https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9311, https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376, https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python, https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python/releases/tag/11, https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python/releases/tag/9, https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02, https://pypi.org/project/opencv-python, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fr58-2xhv-qp3w

    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
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    PYSEC-2026-2819 | CVE-DB