opencv: CPU exhaustion causing DoS
Published Aug 7, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.24%
Description
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
opencv
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
opencv
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | opencv | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | opencv | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.24% (0.02240) | 82.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.22% (0.02222) | 80.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 55.72th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00181) | 53.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00127) | 45.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 27.56th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 26.95th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 62.47th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12600 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483895 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fr58-2xhv-qp3w Advisory
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python/releases/tag/11
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python/releases/tag/9
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9311 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376
- https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12600
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12600
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12600 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483895 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fr58-2xhv-qp3w | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python/releases/tag/11 | ||
| https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python/releases/tag/9 | ||
| https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9311 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376 | ||
| https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12600 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12600 |
Change history (0)
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