Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-29540

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. An attacker can cause a heap buffer overflow to occur in `Conv2DBackpropFilter`. This is because the implementation(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/1b0296c3b8dd9bd948f924aa8cd62f87dbb7c3da/tensorflow/core/kernels/conv_grad_filter_ops.cc#L495-L497) computes the size of the filter tensor but does not validate that it matches the number of elements in `filter_sizes`. Later, when reading/writing to this buffer, code uses the value computed here, instead of the number of elements in the tensor. The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.5.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2, TensorFlow 2.3.3, TensorFlow 2.2.3 and TensorFlow 2.1.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

Vulnerability category: OverflowMemory Corruption

Published 2021-05-14 20:15:12

Updated 2021-07-26 16:03:13

Source GitHub, Inc.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-29540

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.05%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 15 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-29540

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Source
4.6	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P	3.9	6.4	nvd@nist.gov
Access Vector: Local Access Complexity: Low Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: Partial Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial
7.8	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H	1.8	5.9	nvd@nist.gov
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: High Integrity: High Availability: High
2.5	LOW	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L	1.0	1.4	security-advisories@github.com
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: High Privileges Required: Low User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: Low

CWE ids for CVE-2021-29540

CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

Assigned by: security-advisories@github.com (Secondary)
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2021-29540

https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/c570e2ecfc822941335ad48f6e10df4e21f11c96

Fix issues in Conv2DBackpropFilter. · tensorflow/tensorflow@c570e2e · GitHub
Patch;Third Party Advisory

CVEs referencing this url
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-xgc3-m89p-vr3x

Heap buffer overflow in `Conv2DBackpropFilter` · Advisory · tensorflow/tensorflow · GitHub
Exploit;Third Party Advisory

Products affected by CVE-2021-29540

Google » Tensorflow
Versions from including (>=) 2.3.0 and before (<) 2.3.3
cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Google » Tensorflow
Versions before (<) 2.1.4
cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Google » Tensorflow
Versions from including (>=) 2.2.0 and before (<) 2.2.3
cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Google » Tensorflow
Versions from including (>=) 2.4.0 and before (<) 2.4.2
cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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