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CVE-2020-5215
published 2020-01-28

CVE-2020-5215: In TensorFlow before 1.15.2 and 2.0.1, converting a string (from Python) to a tf.float16 value results in a segmentation fault in eager mode as the format…

PriorityP335high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.59%
44.6th percentile
In TensorFlow before 1.15.2 and 2.0.1, converting a string (from Python) to a tf.float16 value results in a segmentation fault in eager mode as the format checks for this use case are only in the graph mode. This issue can lead to denial of service in inference/training where a malicious attacker can send a data point which contains a string instead of a tf.float16 value. Similar effects can be obtained by manipulating saved models and checkpoints whereby replacing a scalar tf.float16 value with a scalar string will trigger this issue due to automatic conversions. This can be easily reproduced by tf.constant("hello", tf.float16), if eager execution is enabled. This issue is patched in TensorFlow 1.15.1 and 2.0.1 with this vulnerability patched. TensorFlow 2.1.0 was released after we fixed the issue, thus it is not affected. Users are encouraged to switch to TensorFlow 1.15.1, 2.0.1 or 2.1.0.

Affected

8 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debiantensorflow
googletensorflow< 1.15.21.15.2
googletensorflow>= 2.0.0 < 2.0.12.0.1
inteloptimization_for_tensorflow>= 0 < 1.15.21.15.2
inteloptimization_for_tensorflow>= 0 < 5ac1b9e24ff6afc465756edf845d2e9660bd34bf5ac1b9e24ff6afc465756edf845d2e9660bd34bf
inteloptimization_for_tensorflow>= 2.0.0 < 2.0.12.0.1
tensorflowtensorflow< 1.15.21.15.2
tensorflowtensorflow

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
vendor_debian5.0LOW
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