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CVE-2016-1516

Double Free

Published: Apr 10, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
6.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.3 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1516
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/415.html

OpenCV 3.0.0 has a double free issue that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Weakness

The product calls free() twice on the same memory address.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
OpencvOpencv3.0.0 (including)3.0.0 (including)
OpencvUbuntuartful*
OpencvUbuntubionic*
OpencvUbuntudevel*
OpencvUbuntuesm-apps/bionic*
OpencvUbuntuesm-apps/xenial*
OpencvUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
OpencvUbuntuprecise*
OpencvUbuntutrusty*
OpencvUbuntutrusty/esm*
OpencvUbuntuupstream*
OpencvUbuntuxenial*
OpencvUbuntuyakkety*
OpencvUbuntuzesty*

Potential Mitigations

References

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