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CVE-2018-7714

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-7714 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting OpenCV 3.4.1, specifically within the validateInputImageSize function, which can be triggered by remote attackers due to an assertion failure when processing oversized image data. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.5, indicating a severe impact on availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. While no active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or ExploitDB entries are reported, and community discussion is minimal, organizations using affected OpenCV versions should still consider patching to mitigate potential risks.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:opencv:opencv:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.28%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
81.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0228 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-7714Low

opencv: assertion failure in validateInputImageSize function in modules/imgcodecs/src/loadsave.cpp

Mar 5, 2018

References

github.com / opencv/opencv/issues/10998
github.com / xiaoqx/pocs/tree/master/opencv/dos-by-assert
Third Party Advisory