{"id":"GHSA-cvhw-2593-5j2q","summary":"Double Free in OpenCV","details":"OpenCV 3.0.0 has a double free issue that allows attackers to execute arbitrary code. This issue was fixed in OpenCV version 3.3.1 (corresponding to OpenCV-Python and and OpenCV-Contrib-Python 3.3.1.11).","aliases":["CVE-2016-1516","PYSEC-2026-2816","PYSEC-2026-707"],"modified":"2026-08-24T00:34:18.202592822Z","published":"2021-10-12T22:00:08Z","database_specific":{"cwe_ids":["CWE-415"],"severity":"HIGH","github_reviewed":true,"github_reviewed_at":"2021-10-08T18:44:07Z","nvd_published_at":"2017-04-10T03:59:00Z"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1516"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/5956"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv/pull/9376"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/1701.04739.pdf"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/opencv/opencv-python"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00030.html"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00028.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"opencv-python","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/opencv-python"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.3.1.11"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/10/GHSA-cvhw-2593-5j2q/GHSA-cvhw-2593-5j2q.json","last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c= 3.3.0.10"}},{"package":{"name":"opencv-contrib-python","ecosystem":"PyPI","purl":"pkg:pypi/opencv-contrib-python"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.3.1.11"}]}],"database_specific":{"last_known_affected_version_range":"\u003c= 3.3.0.10","source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/10/GHSA-cvhw-2593-5j2q/GHSA-cvhw-2593-5j2q.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"}]}