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Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2019-14491

High
8.2/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in OpenCV versions prior to 3.4.7 and 4.x prior to 4.1.1. There is an out-of-bounds read in the function "cv::predictOrdered<cv::HaarEvaluator>" in "modules/objdetect/src/cascadedetect.hpp", which leads to Denial-of-Service (DoS).

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH

CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published