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CVE-2019-5063

An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the data structure persistence functionality of OpenCV 4.1.0

An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the data structure persistence functionality of OpenCV 4.1.0. A specially crafted XML file can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in multiple heap corruptions and potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted file to trigger this vulnerability.

HIGH · CVSS 8.8 EPSS 0.05482
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  • EPSS percentile: top 10% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

4
opencvall versions
oracle application testing suiteall versions
oracle big data spatial and graph< 2.0
oracle enterprise manager base platformall versions
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Affected Packages

4
Language-ecosystem packages (from OSV) tied to this CVE, with the version that fixes it - the dependency-level detail NVD doesn’t carry.
PyPI opencv-contrib-python HIGH
PyPI opencv-contrib-python-headless HIGH
PyPI opencv-python HIGH
PyPI opencv-python-headless HIGH
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
poctalosintelligence.com · TALOS-2019-0852talosintelligence.com
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Scoring & Timeline

8.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · talos-cna@cisco.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD03 Jan 2020 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

2
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlPatchThird Party Advisory
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