TI-2018-05558 Aliases CVE-2018-7712 GHSA-vh8h-jg54-v92w

The validateInputImageSize function in modules/imgcodecs/src/loadsave.cpp in OpenCV 3.4.1…

HIGH 72CWE-617Published 2018-03-05 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-617.

Summary

The validateInputImageSize function in modules/imgcodecs/src/loadsave.cpp in OpenCV 3.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) because (size.height <= (1<<20)) may be false. Note: “OpenCV CV_Assert is not an assertion (C-like assert()), it is regular C++ exception which can raised in case of invalid or non-supported parameters.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.02235 82nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: Poc
Automatable: Yes
Technical impact: Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:opencv:opencv:3.4.1:::::::*	3.4.1	Vulnerable	OpenCV

cpe:2.3:a:opencv:opencv:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·OpenCV

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 3 products

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-7712
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vh8h-jg54-v92w

References

Advisory 1

https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/opencv/dos-by-assert

Other 1

https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/10998

TI-2023-02446 OpenCV wechat_qrcode Module decoded_bit_stream_parser.cpp decodeByteSegment null pointer dereference CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2019-03524 Buffer overflow in OpenCV CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2019-03525 Buffer overflow in OpenCV CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-14661 In opencv/modules/imgcodecs/src/utils.cpp, functions FillUniColor and FillUniGray do not… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-09525 In modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp, the length of buffer AutoBuffer _src is small… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2017-09527 In opencv/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp, function ReadNumber did not checkout the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8

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Sources

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