CVE-2017-12601
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.09%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.09% probability · 81th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- opencv/opencv · debian/debian linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 2.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9309Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.mdBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9309Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.mdBroken Link, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.