UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5063

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-5063
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5063.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5063
Upstream
Withdrawn
2025-08-01T19:36:19Z
Published
2020-01-03T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:44:58Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / opencv

Package

Name
opencv
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/opencv@2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.4.9+dfsg-1ubuntu6
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.2ubuntu1
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.3ubuntu1
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1
2.4.9.1+dfsg-1.5ubuntu1.1+esm1

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-5063.json"