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
Ubuntu

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 3.0.0

Potential Mitigations

References