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SCA: security update for opencv-contrib-python, opencv-contrib-python-headless, opencv-python, opencv-python-headless (GHSA-q799-q27x-vp7w)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 417961

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - An exploitable heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the data structure persistence functionality
 of OpenCV, before version 4.2.0. A specially crafted JSON file can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in
 multiple heap corruptions and potentially code execution. An attacker can provide a specially crafted file
 to trigger this vulnerability. (CVE-2019-5064)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q799-q27x-vp7w

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 417961

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-5064

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/12/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/3/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-5064