HIGH7.5
PYSEC-2026-709
Denial of Service in OpenCV
Quick fix
PYSEC-2026-709 — opencv-contrib-python: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
pip install --upgrade 'opencv-contrib-python>=3.3.1.11'Details
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
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Affected packages
PyPI/opencv-contrib-python
Introduced in:
0Fixed in: 3.3.1.11Fix
pip install --upgrade 'opencv-contrib-python>=3.3.1.11'References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12600[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9311[WEB]
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376[WEB]
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python/releases/tag/11[WEB]
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python/releases/tag/9[WEB]
- https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md[WEB]
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02[WEB]
- https://pypi.org/project/opencv-contrib-python[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fr58-2xhv-qp3w[ADVISORY]