SecuriTricks - CVE-2025-53644

Description

OpenCV is an Open Source Computer Vision Library. Versions prior to 4.12.0 have an uninitialized pointer variable on stack that may lead to arbitrary heap buffer write when reading crafted JPEG images. Version 4.12.0 fixes the vulnerability.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Opencv	Opencv	<4.12.0

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-457

Use of Uninitialized Variable

The code uses a variable that has not been initialized, leading to unpredictable or unintended results.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	opencv	opencv	<4.12.0	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://github.com/opencv/opencv/commit/a39db41390de546d18962ee1278bd6dbb715f466

https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/27271

https://github.com/opencv/opencv/releases/tag/4.12.0

https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2025-057_OpenCV/

CVSS Score

7.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: HIGH
Exploit Maturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

View Vector String

Timeline

Published: July 17, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified: July 17, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security-advisories@github.com

CVE-2025-53644