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CVE-2017-17760

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-17760 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in OpenCV version 3.3.1, specifically within the cv::PxMDecoder::readData function, due to an incorrect size value being used. This flaw primarily impacts Debian Linux distributions utilizing OpenCV. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it can be triggered remotely through user interaction and lead to high availability impact, though confidentiality and integrity are not directly affected. While the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules like Metasploit or Nuclei.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opencv:opencv:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0224 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 26,234 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: opencv-pythonFixed in: 3.4.0.12
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: opencv-contrib-pythonFixed in: 3.4.0.12

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-jcxv-2j3h-mg59medium

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in OpenCV

Oct 12, 2021
redhatCVE-2017-17760Low

opencv: Buffer Overflow in the cv::PxMDecoder::readData function in grfmt_pxm.cpp

Nov 19, 2017

References

github.com / opencv/opencv/issues/10351
Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
github.com / opencv/opencv/pull/10369/commits/7bbe1a53cfc097b82b1589f7915a2120de39274c
Issue TrackingPatchThird 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
securityfocus.com / bid/102974
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry