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TI-2019-11983 Aliases CVE-2019-15939GHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq

An issue was discovered in OpenCV 4.1.0.

Priority LOW 31CWE-369Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-369.

Summary

An issue was discovered in OpenCV 4.1.0. There is a divide-by-zero error in cv::HOGDescriptor::getDescriptorSize in modules/objdetect/src/hog.cpp.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02456 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial opencv-python (PyPI): 4.1.1.26opencv-python-headless (PyPI): 4.1.1.26+2 more productsRed Hat: 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—opencv-python (PyPI)before 4.1.1.264.1.1.26Patch availableGHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq
—opencv-python-headless (PyPI)before 4.1.1.264.1.1.26Patch availableGHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq
—opencv-contrib-python (PyPI)before 4.1.1.264.1.1.26Patch availableGHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq
—opencv-contrib-python-headless (PyPI)before 4.1.1.264.1.1.26Patch availableGHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • opencv-python (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.1.26 Fixed in 4.1.1.26 Patch available GHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq
  • opencv-python-headless (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.1.26 Fixed in 4.1.1.26 Patch available GHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq
  • opencv-contrib-python (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.1.26 Fixed in 4.1.1.26 Patch available GHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq
  • opencv-contrib-python-headless (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.1.26 Fixed in 4.1.1.26 Patch available GHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opencv:opencv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.1.0VulnerableOpenCV
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.1VulnerableopenSUSE
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*9.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:opencv:opencv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·OpenCV
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 9.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq opencv-python (PyPI) Fixed in 4.1.1.26 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq opencv-python-headless (PyPI) Fixed in 4.1.1.26 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq opencv-contrib-python (PyPI) Fixed in 4.1.1.26 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq opencv-contrib-python-headless (PyPI) Fixed in 4.1.1.26 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-15939
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hxfw-jm98-v4mq

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 4

Other 1

Sources

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