CVE-2019-14492

Name: CVE-2019-14492
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-08-01T17:15:13.53+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.5/10EPSS 2.76%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-14492 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.5/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in OpenCV before 3.4.7 and 4.x before 4.1.1. There is an out of bounds read/write in the function HaarEvaluator::OptFeature::calc in modules/objdetect/src/cascadedetect.hpp, which leads to denial of service.. EPSS estimates a 2.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in OpenCV before 3.4.7 and 4.x before 4.1.1. There is an out of bounds read/write in the function HaarEvaluator::OptFeature::calc in modules/objdetect/src/cascadedetect.hpp, which leads to denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.76%

84.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Opencv	Opencv	< 3.4.7
Opencv	Opencv	>= 4.0.0, < 4.1.1
Opensuse	Leap	15.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00025.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/compare/33b765d...4a7ca5aThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/compare/371bba8...ddbd10cThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/15124Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-12/msg00025.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/compare/33b765d...4a7ca5aThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/compare/371bba8...ddbd10cThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/15124Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Aug 1, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-14492?

How severe is CVE-2019-14492?

CVE-2019-14492 has a CVSS score of 7.5/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14492?

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Source: NVD / NIST