MEDIUM5.5

PYSEC-2026-2817

Improper Input Validation in OpenCV

Quick fix

PYSEC-2026-2817 — opencv-python: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.

pip install --upgrade 'opencv-python>=3.3.1.11'

Details

OpenCV 3.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segfault) via vectors involving corrupt chunks. This issue was fixed in OpenCV version 3.3.1 (corresponding to OpenCV 3.3.1.11).

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Affected packages

PyPI/opencv-python

Introduced in: 0Fixed in: 3.3.1.11

Fixpip install --upgrade 'opencv-python>=3.3.1.11'

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1517[ADVISORY]
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/5956[WEB]
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376[WEB]
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.04739.pdf[WEB]
https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python[PACKAGE]
https://pypi.org/project/opencv-python[PACKAGE]
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fffj-9qwg-qmh5[ADVISORY]