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CVE-2018-5269

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-5269 is an assertion failure vulnerability in OpenCV 3.3.1, specifically within the cv::RBaseStream::setPos function, caused by an incorrect integer cast. This vulnerability affects Debian Linux and OpenCV products. It has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

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

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.37%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0137 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 5,765 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

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 (5)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: opencv-pythonFixed in: 3.4.1.15
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: opencv-contrib-pythonFixed in: 3.4.1.15
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
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: opencv

Vendor Advisories (2)

pipGHSA-89rj-5ggj-3p9pmedium

Reachable Assertion in OpenCV.

Oct 12, 2021
redhatCVE-2018-5269Low

opencv: Assertion failure due to incorrect integer cast

Jan 7, 2018

References

github.com / opencv/opencv/issues/10540
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org / debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00019.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/106945
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry