CVE-2018-7713: opencv Reachable Assertion
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-7713 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Reachable Assertion vulnerability in opencv. EPSS estimates a 2.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 05-03-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The validateInputImageSize function in modules/imgcodecs/src/loadsave.cpp in OpenCV 3.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) because (size.width <= (1<<20)) may be false. Note: “OpenCV CV_Assert is not an assertion (C-like assert()), it is regular C++ exception which can raised in case of invalid or non-supported parameters.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
2.26%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.26% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Opencv1 product
- opencv3.4.1
Ubuntu1 product
- opencvAll versions (No fix recorded)
2 vendors · 2 products
References
4 links- github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/10998X Refsource MISC