CVE-2019-5063CWE-120

An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the data structure persistence functionality of OpenCV 4.1.0

High · published January 3, 2020

CVSS v3.0
8.8
EPSS
21%
Percentile
97.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the data structure persistence functionality of OpenCV 4.1.0. A specially crafted XML file can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in multiple heap corruptions and potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted file to trigger this vulnerability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.21108 · 97.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Published
2020-01-03T16:57Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 JAN 16:57Z
    An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the data structure persistence functionality of OpenCV 4.1.0
    cvelistv5