{"id":"CVE-2017-17760","aliases":["GHSA-jcxv-2j3h-mg59","PYSEC-2026-2823","PYSEC-2026-711"],"title":"Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in OpenCV","summary":"Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in OpenCV","severity":"medium","cvss":6.5,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","vendor":"opencv-python","product":"opencv-python","ecosystem":"pip","affected":["opencv-python < 3.4.0.12","opencv-contrib-python < 3.4.0.12"],"patched":["opencv-python 3.4.0.12","opencv-contrib-python 3.4.0.12"],"published":"2021-10-12","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T03:49:09.204033129Z","source":"OSV","sourceUrl":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-jcxv-2j3h-mg59","references":[{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17760"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/10351"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/10369/commits/7bbe1a53cfc097b82b1589f7915a2120de39274c"},{"url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00008.html"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html"},{"url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102974"}],"tags":["osv","pip"],"epss":0.0224,"epssPercentile":0.8189,"ingestedAt":"2026-07-08T18:25:50.648Z","slug":"CVE-2017-17760","body":"## Overview\n\nOpenCV 3.3.1 (corresponding with opencv-python and opencv-contrib-python 3.3.1.11) has a Buffer Overflow in the cv::PxMDecoder::readData function in grfmt_pxm.cpp, because an incorrect size value is used.\n\n## Affected packages\n\n- `opencv-python < 3.4.0.12`\n- `opencv-contrib-python < 3.4.0.12`\n\n## Remediation\n\nUpgrade to a patched release:\n\n- `opencv-python 3.4.0.12`\n- `opencv-contrib-python 3.4.0.12`","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":35.8,"likelihood":0.4,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}