CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2016-1516

Double Free

Published: Apr 10, 2017 | Modified: Dec 16, 2021
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

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, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Opencv Opencv 3.0.0 (including) 3.0.0 (including)
Opencv Ubuntu artful *
Opencv Ubuntu bionic *
Opencv Ubuntu devel *
Opencv Ubuntu precise *
Opencv Ubuntu trusty *
Opencv Ubuntu upstream *
Opencv Ubuntu xenial *
Opencv Ubuntu yakkety *
Opencv Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

References