CVE-2016-1517: Improper Input Validation

October 12, 2021

OpenCV allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segfault) via vectors involving corrupt chunks.

References

arxiv.org/pdf/1701.04739.pdf
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fffj-9qwg-qmh5
github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/5956
github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1517

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