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CVE-2020-15212
September 25, 2020
In TensorFlow Lite before versions 2.2.1 and 2.3.1, models using segment sum can trigger writes outside of bounds of heap allocated buffers by inserting negative elements in the segment ids tensor. Users having access to "segment_ids_data" can alter "output_index" and then write to outside of "output_data" buffer. This might result in a segmentation fault but it can also be used to further corrupt the memory and can be chained with other vulnerabilities to create more advanced exploits. The issue is patched in commit 204945b19e44b57906c9344c0d00120eeeae178a and is released in TensorFlow versions 2.2.1, or 2.3.1. A potential workaround would be to add a custom "Verifier" to the model loading code to ensure that the segment ids are all positive, although this only handles the case when the segment ids are stored statically in the model. A similar validation could be done if the segment ids are generated at runtime between inference steps. If the segment ids are generated as outputs of a tensor during inference steps, then there are no possible workaround and users are advised to upgrade to patched code.
Affected Packages
tensorflow-gpu (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) =2.2.0 <2.2.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.2.1
tensorflow (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) =2.2.0 <2.2.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.2.1
tensorflow (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) =2.3.0 <2.3.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.3.1
tensorflow-gpu (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) =2.3.0 <2.3.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.3.1
tensorflow-cpu (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) =2.2.0 <2.2.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.2.1
tensorflow-cpu (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) =2.3.0 <2.3.1
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.3.1
Additional Notes
The description of this vulnerability differs from MITRE.
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
9.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
LOW
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Write
EPSS
Base Score:
0.24