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CVE-2016-1516
OpenCV 3.0.0 has a double free issue that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
High8.8EPSS 2.3%
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Description
OpenCV 3.0.0 has a double free issue that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.3% · top 16% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.8.
Weakness
- double free
- CWE-415 (opens in a new tab)
Affected products
OpenCV 3.0.0
- affected OpenCV 3.0.0
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIopencv-contrib-pythonGHSA-cvhw-2593-5j2q (opens in a new tab)
- PyPIopencv-pythonGHSA-cvhw-2593-5j2q (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- [debian-lts-announce] 20180722 [SECURITY] [DLA 1438-1] opencv security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/5956 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.04739.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211030 [SECURITY] [DLA 2799-1] opencv security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-cvhw-2593-5j2q (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .