CVE-2019-5063 — An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the data structure p

An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the data structure persistence functionality of OpenCV 4.1.0. A specially crafted XML file can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in multiple heap corruptions and potential code execution. An attacker can provide a speci

01What is this vulnerability?

An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the data structure persistence functionality of OpenCV 4.1.0. A specially crafted XML file can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in multiple heap corruptions and potential code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted file to trigger this vulnerability.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / OpenCV	OpenCV 4.1.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2020-01-03T16:57:31.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T19:47:56.691Z

09References

• www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html
• talosintelligence.com — https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0852
• www.oracle.com — https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html