CVE-2016-1516

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-1516
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercertcc
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-10 03:59:01 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionOpenCV 3.0.0 has a double free issue that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-415 | double free

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Opencv Opencv 3.0.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na OpenCV 3.0.0 affected OpenCV 3.0.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 2799-1] opencv security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Remote code execution via heap corruption · Issue #5956 · opencv/opencv · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Issue Tracking, Patch
arxiv.org/pdf/1701.04739.pdf af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 arxiv.org Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1438-1] opencv security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.debian.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 178871 Debian Security Update for opencv (DLA 2799-1)
  • 980071 Python (pip) Security Update for opencv-contrib-python (GHSA-cvhw-2593-5j2q)
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