OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has an invalid write in the cv::RLByteStream::getBytes function in modules/imgcodecs/src/bitstrm.cpp when reading an image file by using cv::imread, as demonstrated by the 2-opencv-heapoverflow-fseek test case.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade opencv | Feb 19, 2019 | Aug 6, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-libs/opencv. | Dec 18, 2017 | Aug 6, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 5, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade python-opencv-qt5Upgrade libopencv-qt56_3-debuginfoUpgrade opencv-debugsourceUpgrade opencv-qt5Upgrade opencv-develUpgrade python-opencvUpgrade python3-opencv-qt5Upgrade opencv-debuginfoUpgrade python3-opencv-debuginfoUpgrade libopencv-qt56_3Upgrade python-opencv-debuginfoUpgrade opencv-docUpgrade libopencv3_1Upgrade opencv-qt5-debuginfoUpgrade opencv-qt5-develUpgrade opencvUpgrade opencv-qt5-docUpgrade opencv-qt5-debugsourceUpgrade python3-opencvUpgrade python-opencv-qt5-debuginfoUpgrade python3-opencv-qt5-debuginfoUpgrade libopencv3_1-debuginfo | May 24, 2018 | Aug 6, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade opencv | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 7, 2017 |
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