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CVE-2017-1000450

29
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-1000450 is an integer overflow vulnerability affecting OpenCV 3.3 and earlier, specifically within the FillUniColor and FillUniGray functions in opencv/modules/imgcodecs/src/utils.cpp. This flaw, which does not properly validate input length, can lead to remote code execution or denial of service if a malicious image is processed. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk, requiring user interaction (UI:R) for exploitation over a network (AV:N). Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opencv:opencv:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
3.23%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
87.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0323 is in the 86th percentile among its peer group of 14,848 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: opencv-pythonFixed in: 3.3.1.11
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: opencv-contrib-pythonFixed in: 3.3.1.11
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: opencv
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: opencv

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-m43c-649m-pm48high

Integer Overflow or Wraparound in OpenCV.

Oct 12, 2021
redhatCVE-2017-1000450Moderate

opencv: out of bounds write in functions FillUniColor and FillUniGray in opencv/modules/imgcodecs/src/utils.cpp

Sep 26, 2017

References

github.com / blendin/pocs/blob/master/opencv/0.OOB_Write_FillUniColor
ExploitThird Party Advisory
github.com / opencv/opencv/issues/9723
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00008.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory