CVE-2019-5064

An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the data structure persistence functionality of OpenCV, before version 4.2.0. A specially crafted JSON file can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in multiple heap corruptions and potentially code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted file to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected

OpenCV

CVSS v3.1 NVD

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0 CISCO

8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

10.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 96th percentile

Published

2020-01-03

Updated

2024-08-04

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0853

Security advisories

• opencv/opencv/issues/15857
• https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html
• https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
• advisories/GHSA-q799-q27x-vp7w

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry