5.5

CVE-2021-37687: google tensorflow Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesGHSA-jwf9-w5xm-f437BIT-tensorflow-2021-37687PYSEC-2021-309
Published 12-08-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-37687 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in google tensorflow. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.19%
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
OPENSUSE-SU-2022:10014-1

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 TFLite's [`GatherNd` implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/149562d49faa709ea80df1d99fc41d005b81082a/tensorflow/lite/kernels/gather_nd.cc#L124) does not support negative indices but there are no checks for this situation. Hence, an attacker can read arbitrary data from the heap by carefully crafting a model with negative values in `indices`. Similar issue exists in [`Gather` implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/149562d49faa709ea80df1d99fc41d005b81082a/tensorflow/lite/kernels/gather.cc). We have patched the issue in GitHub commits bb6a0383ed553c286f87ca88c207f6774d5c4a8f and eb921122119a6b6e470ee98b89e65d721663179d. 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

0.19%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

8%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.19% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.19%

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 | < bb6a0383ed553c286f87ca88c207f6774d5c4a8f | ≥ 2.4.0, < 2.4.3
  • tensorflow-cpu< 2.3.4 | ≥ 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 | < bb6a0383ed553c286f87ca88c207f6774d5c4a8f | ≥ 2.4.0, < 2.4.3
  • tensorflow-gpu< 2.3.4 | ≥ 2.5.0, < 2.5.1 | < bb6a0383ed553c286f87ca88c207f6774d5c4a8f | ≥ 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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