CVE-2021-29512

LOW

Google Tensorflow < 2.3.3 - Out-of-Bounds Write

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. If the `splits` argument of `RaggedBincount` does not specify a valid `SparseTensor`(https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/sparse/SparseTensor), then an attacker can trigger a heap buffer overflow. This will cause a read from outside the bounds of the `splits` tensor buffer in the implementation of the `RaggedBincount` op(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/8b677d79167799f71c42fd3fa074476e0295413a/tensorflow/core/kernels/bincount_op.cc#L430-L433). Before the `for` loop, `batch_idx` is set to 0. The user controls the `splits` array, making it contain only one element, 0. Thus, the code in the `while` loop would increment `batch_idx` and then try to read `splits(1)`, which is outside of bounds. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.5.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2 and TensorFlow 2.3.3, as these are also affected.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-4278-2v5v-65r4

Scores

CVSS v3 2.5
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 1.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Details

CWE
CWE-120 CWE-787
Status published
Products (4)
google/tensorflow 2.3.0 - 2.3.3
pypi/tensorflow 2.3.0 - 2.3.3PyPI
pypi/tensorflow-cpu 2.3.0 - 2.3.3PyPI
pypi/tensorflow-gpu 2.3.0 - 2.3.3PyPI
Published May 14, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026