High severity · published Sep 25, 2020
CVE-2020-15214
In TensorFlow Lite before versions 2.2.1 and 2.3.1, models using segment sum can trigger a write out bounds / segmentation fault if the segment ids are not sorted
8.1
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In TensorFlow Lite before versions 2.2.1 and 2.3.1, models using segment sum can trigger a write out bounds / segmentation fault if the segment ids are not sorted. Code assumes that the segment ids are in increasing order, using the last element of the tensor holding them to determine the dimensionality of output tensor. This results in allocating insufficient memory for the output tensor and in a write outside the bounds of the output array. This usually results in a segmentation fault, but depending on runtime conditions it can provide for a write gadget to be used in future memory corruption-based 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 sorted, 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 52% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TE
Tensorflow · Google
2.2.0 before 2.2.1; 2.3.0 before 2.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15214
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15214
Patch
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/204945b19e44b57906c9344c0d00120eeeae178a
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.3.1
Exploit
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-p2cq-cprg-frvm
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