7.1

CVE-2021-37682: google tensorflow Use of Uninitialized Resource

CVSS: 7.1v3.1HighModified
AliasesGHSA-4c4g-crqm-xrxwBIT-tensorflow-2021-37682PYSEC-2021-304
Published 12-08-2021Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-37682 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in google tensorflow. EPSS estimates a 0.18% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
28/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.18%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 12-08-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions all TFLite operations that use quantization can be made to use unitialized values. [For example](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/460e000de3a83278fb00b61a16d161b1964f15f4/tensorflow/lite/kernels/depthwise_conv.cc#L198-L200). The issue stems from the fact that `quantization.params` is only valid if `quantization.type` is different that `kTfLiteNoQuantization`. However, these checks are missing in large parts of the code. We have patched the issue in GitHub commits 537bc7c723439b9194a358f64d871dd326c18887, 4a91f2069f7145aab6ba2d8cfe41be8a110c18a5 and 8933b8a21280696ab119b63263babdb54c298538. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.6.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.5.1, TensorFlow 2.4.3, and TensorFlow 2.3.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.18%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

7%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.18% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.18%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

PyPI3 products
  • tensorflow< 2.3.4 | ≥ 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 | < 8933b8a21280696ab119b63263babdb54c298538 | ≥ 2.4.0, < 2.4.3
  • tensorflow-cpu< 2.3.4 | ≥ 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 | < 8933b8a21280696ab119b63263babdb54c298538 | ≥ 2.4.0, < 2.4.3
  • tensorflow-gpu< 2.3.4 | ≥ 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 | < 8933b8a21280696ab119b63263babdb54c298538 | ≥ 2.4.0, < 2.4.3
Google1 product
  • tensorflow≥ 2.3.0, < 2.3.4 | ≥ 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 | 2.5.0 | 2.6.0:rc0 | 2.6.0:rc1 | 2.6.0:rc2
Tensorflow1 product
  • tensorflow≥ 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 | ≥ 2.4.0, < 2.4.3 | < 2.3.4

3 vendors · 5 products

References

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