OpenCV up to 3.3 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenCV up to 3.3. This affects an unknown part. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2017-12600. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in OpenCV up to 3.3 (Image Processing Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 08/04/2017. The weakness was disclosed 08/07/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-12600 since 08/06/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 105262 (GLSA-201712-02 : OpenCV: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171242 (OpenSUSE Security Update for opencv (openSUSE-SU-2018:1385-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (105262). The entries VDB-99498, VDB-104884, VDB-104885 and VDB-104886 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 105262
Nessus Name: GLSA-201712-02 : OpenCV: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 870120
OpenVAS Name: SuSE Update for opencv openSUSE-SU-2018:1385-1 (opencv)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/04/2017 🔍
08/06/2017 +2 days 🔍
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08/07/2017 +1 days 🔍
08/07/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/14/2017 +129 days 🔍
12/15/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/15/2022 +1826 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 9311
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-12600 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-12600
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-104887
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2017 12:49
Updated: 12/15/2022 08:24
Changes: 08/07/2017 12:49 (71), 11/04/2019 08:36 (3), 12/15/2022 08:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:DE9:103

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