HIGH7.5
PYSEC-2026-2827
Denial of Service in OpenCV
Quick fix
PYSEC-2026-2827 — opencv-python: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
pip install --upgrade 'opencv-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 (memory consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 10-opencv-dos-memory-exhaust test case.
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Affected packages
PyPI/opencv-python
Introduced in:
0Fixed in: 3.3.1.11Fix
pip install --upgrade 'opencv-python>=3.3.1.11'References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12602[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/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md[WEB]
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02[WEB]
- https://pypi.org/project/opencv-python[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pqjj-6f5q-gqph[ADVISORY]