🛡️ CVE-2019-9423 — opencv-contrib-python

🟠 CVSS 8.0 — High ✅ No Known Exploit CWE-787 OSV
8.0
CVSS Score
0 Low4 Medium7 High9 Critical10

Description

Out-of-bounds Write in OpenCV

In opencv calls that use libpng, there is a possible out of bounds write due to a missing bounds check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges required. User interaction is not required for exploitation. Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10Android ID: A-110986616

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Weakness class

CVE-2019-9423 is classified as CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write. Data is written past the end or before the start of a buffer, corrupting whatever is stored there.

Affected software

CVE-2019-9423 is recorded against 4 packages.

  • opencv-contrib-python
  • opencv-contrib-python-headless
  • opencv-python
  • opencv-python-headless

Timeline and source

Published on 12 October 2021 and last revised on 13 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
github.com (Package)
source.android.com (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)
www.openwall.com (Web)

Details

Severity HIGH
CVSS Score 8.0
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE CWE-787
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2021-10-12
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-07-13
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
opencv-contrib-python — —
opencv-contrib-python-headless — —
opencv-python — —
opencv-python-headless — —

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