CVE-2017-12600
Denial of Service in OpenCV
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
- Record
CVE-2017-12600- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.8 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
- Record
CVE-2017-12600- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2197 No score
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2197- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fr58-2xhv-qp3w
7.5
Denial of Service in OpenCV
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
- Record
GHSA-fr58-2xhv-qp3w- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
- Record
CVE-2017-12600- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-12600
7.5
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12600- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVGHSA-fr58-2xhv-qp3w
7.5
Denial of Service in OpenCV
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
- Record
GHSA-fr58-2xhv-qp3w- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-2819
7.5
Denial of Service in OpenCV
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-2819- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-709
7.5
Denial of Service in OpenCV
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python 3.3.0.9) has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-709- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-12600
7.5
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision Library) through 3.3 has a denial of service (CPU consumption) issue, as demonstrated by the 11-opencv-dos-cpu-exhaust test case.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12600- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
opencv-pythonPyPI |
through 3.3.0.9 | 3.3.1.11 |
opencv-contrib-pythonPyPI |
through 3.3.0.9 | 3.3.1.11 |
opencvDebian:12 |
before 3.2.0+dfsg-6 | 3.2.0+dfsg-6 |
opencvDebian:13 |
before 3.2.0+dfsg-6 | 3.2.0+dfsg-6 |
opencvDebian:14 |
before 3.2.0+dfsg-6 | 3.2.0+dfsg-6 |
opencv-pythonPyPI |
before 3.3.1.11 | 3.3.1.11 |
opencv-contrib-pythonPyPI |
before 3.3.1.11 | 3.3.1.11 |
opencvUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1, plus listed versions 2.4.9+dfsg-1ubuntu62.4.9.1+dfsg-1.2ubuntu12.4.9.1+dfsg-1.3ubuntu12.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1 |
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1 |
opencvUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 3.2.0+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 3.1.0+dfsg1-1~exp1ubuntu33.2.0+dfsg-33.2.0+dfsg-43.2.0+dfsg-4build13.2.0+dfsg-4build2 |
3.2.0+dfsg-4ubuntu0.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-12600 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Opencv, published August 7, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.24%, the 82nd percentile. Fixed in opencv-python 3.3.1.11.
References
github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/9311
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201712-02
github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/opencv.md
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-12600
github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376
github.com/opencv/opencv-python/releases/tag/11
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github.com/opencv/opencv-python/releases/tag/9
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fr58-2xhv-qp3w
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12600
github.com/opencv/opencv-python
pypi.org/project/opencv-python
pypi.org/project/opencv-contrib-python
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12600
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12600