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CVE-2016-1516

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Date: April 9, 2017

OpenCV 3.0.0 has a double free issue that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Language: Python

Severity Score

8.8

Related Resources (9)

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html

Url: https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python

Url: https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376

Url: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.04739.pdf

Url: https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/5956

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1516

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-1516

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-1516

Severity Score

8.8

Weakness Type (CWE)

Double Free

CWE-415

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version opencv-python - 3.3.1.11, opencv-contrib-python - 3.3.1.11

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	8.8
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	HIGH
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	6.8
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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