In TensorFlow before 1.15, a heap buffer overflow in UnsortedSegmentSum can be produced when the Index template argument is int32. In this case data_size and num_segments fields are truncated from int64 to int32 and can produce negative numbers, resulting in accessing out of bounds heap memory. This is unlikely to be exploitable and was detected and fixed internally in TensorFlow 1.15 and 2.0.
CVE-2019-16778
This low-severity CVE scores 2.6 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.3%, top 44% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 2.6
- EG Score
- 2.6(medium)
- EPSS
- 51.5%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 16, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/security/advisory/tfsa-2019-002.md
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/db4f9717c41bccc3ce10099ab61996b246099892
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-844w-j86r-4x2j
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/security/advisory/tfsa-2019-002.md
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/db4f9717c41bccc3ce10099ab61996b246099892
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-844w-j86r-4x2j
Affected Packages
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PyPI(3)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| tensorflow | 1.0.0 ... 1.9.0rc2 (63 versions) | 1.15.0 | — |
| tensorflow-cpu | — | 1.15.0 | — |
| tensorflow-gpu | 1.0.0 ... 1.9.0 (24 versions) | 1.15.0 | — |
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