CVE-2016-1517
opencv: Remote DoS via vectors involving corrupt chunks
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · January 13, 2016
Updated · May 13, 2026
Description
A denial of service flaw was found in the way OpenCV handled processing of image files. This flaw could potentially be used to crash applications using OpenCV by tricking users into processing specially crafted image files.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE not specified