CVE-2017-12863

Publication date 15 August 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

Description

In opencv/modules/imgcodecs/src/grfmt_pxm.cpp, function PxMDecoder::readData has an integer overflow when calculate src_pitch. If the image is from remote, may lead to remote code execution or denial of service. This affects Opencv 3.3 and earlier.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

It was discovered that OpenCV incorrectly handled certain image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service, execute arbitrary code or other unspecified impact.

Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
opencv	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 3.2.0+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.4.8+dfsg1-2ubuntu1.1

Severity score breakdown

CVSS version: CVSS v3.0

Base score 8.8 · High

Base metrics

Parameter	Value
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality impact	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High

Scores

Parameter	Value
Base score	8.8 · High
Exploitability score	-
Impact score	-

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