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CVE-2017-17760

Published: Dec 29, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-119
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
2.2%
Top 19.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

OpenCV 3.3.1 has a Buffer Overflow in the cv::PxMDecoder::readData function in grfmt_pxm.cpp, because an incorrect size value is used.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119

Affected Products

opencvopencv
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
debian linuxdebian
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opencv-pythonPyPIOSS Libraries
opencv-contrib-pythonPyPIOSS Libraries
Astra Linux Special EditionООО «РусБИТех-Астра»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opencvoss-projectOSS Librariesaka opencv, opencv-python, wechat_qrcode module
debianoss-projectGBOperating Systemsaka debian gnu/linux
pypipackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
ооо «русбитех-астра»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka rusbitech-astra
and 4 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102974
securityfocus.com
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/10351
github.com
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/10369/commits/7bbe1a53cfc097b82b1589f7915a2120de39274c
github.com
and 11 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Dec 29, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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