Vulnerability · Published Sep 25, 2020 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2020-15207Segfault and data corruption in tensorflow-lite

High 8.7

In plain English

A high-severity memory corruption in tensorflow from tensorflow. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.7High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 30.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In tensorflow-lite before versions 1.15.4, 2.0.3, 2.1.2, 2.2.1 and 2.3.1, to mimic Python's indexing with negative values, TFLite uses `ResolveAxis` to convert negative values to positive indices. However, the only check that the converted index is now valid is only present in debug builds. If the `DCHECK` does not trigger, then code execution moves ahead with a negative index. This, in turn, results in accessing data out of bounds which results in segfaults and/or data corruption. The issue is patched in commit 2d88f470dea2671b430884260f3626b1fe99830a, and is released in TensorFlow versions 1.15.4, 2.0.3, 2.1.2, 2.2.1, or 2.3.1.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
PyPItensorflow2.1.2GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow2.2.1GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow2.3.1GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow1.15.4GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow1.15.4, 2.0.3, 2.1.2, 2.2.1, 2.3.1PYSEC-2020-130
PyPItensorflow2.0.3GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow-cpu2.3.1GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow-cpu1.15.4GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow-cpu2.0.3GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow-cpu2.1.2GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow-cpu2.2.1GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow-cpu1.15.4, 2.0.3, 2.1.2, 2.2.1, 2.3.1PYSEC-2020-287
PyPItensorflow-gpu2.1.2GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow-gpu2.2.1GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow-gpu2.3.1GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow-gpu1.15.4GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34
PyPItensorflow-gpu1.15.4, 2.0.3, 2.1.2, 2.2.1, 2.3.1PYSEC-2020-322
PyPItensorflow-gpu2.0.3GHSA-q4qf-3fc6-8x34

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
tensorflow tensorflow < 1.15.4>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.3>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.2>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.1>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.1

Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

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