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CVE-2016-1516

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-1516 is a critical double free vulnerability in OpenCV 3.0.0, affecting Debian Linux distributions. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, as indicated by its CVSSv3 score of 8.8. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opencv:opencv:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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
2.34%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0234 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 14,855 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 (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
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-cvhw-2593-5j2qhigh

Double Free in OpenCV

Oct 12, 2021
redhatCVE-2016-1516Low

opencv: Double free vulnerability on crafted image

Jan 13, 2016

References

arxiv.org / pdf/1701.04739.pdf
ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
github.com / opencv/opencv/issues/5956
Issue TrackingPatch
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