HIGH
opencv: out-of-bounds write error in the function FillColorRow4
Published Aug 7, 2017
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.99%
Description
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has an out-of-bounds write error in the function FillColorRow4 in utils.cpp when reading an image file by using cv::imread.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
OR
- 8.0
- 9.0
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.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
8.8 HIGH GHSA
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
7.0 HIGH Red Hat
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.99% 0.01986
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01986
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01986) | 79.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01986) | 79.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 70.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 69.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.32% (0.00315) | 66.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.53% (0.00527) | 73.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.25% (0.01247) | 30.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12606 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483891 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vc29-rj92-gc7j Advisory
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9309 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376
- https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12606
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12606
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-12606 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1483891 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vc29-rj92-gc7j | Advisory | |
| https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9309 | x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376 | ||
| https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12606 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12606 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 7, 2017
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 6, 2017
Link CVE-2017-12606
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-VC29-RJ92-GC7J Updated n/a