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CVE-2020-15209

Null pointer dereference in tensorflow-lite

Severity Score

5.9
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

In tensorflow-lite before versions 1.15.4, 2.0.3, 2.1.2, 2.2.1 and 2.3.1, a crafted TFLite model can force a node to have as input a tensor backed by a `nullptr` buffer. This can be achieved by changing a buffer index in the flatbuffer serialization to convert a read-only tensor to a read-write one. The runtime assumes that these buffers are written to before a possible read, hence they are initialized with `nullptr`. However, by changing the buffer index for a tensor and implicitly converting that tensor to be a read-write one, as there is nothing in the model that writes to it, we get a null pointer dereference. The issue is patched in commit 0b5662bc, and is released in TensorFlow versions 1.15.4, 2.0.3, 2.1.2, 2.2.1, or 2.3.1.

En tensorflow-lite versiones anteriores a 1.15.4, 2.0.3, 2.1.2, 2.2.1 y 2.3.1, un modelo TFLite diseñado puede forzar a un nodo a tener como entrada un tensor respaldado por un búfer de "nullptr". Esto se puede lograr cambiando un índice de búfer en la serialización flatbuffer para convertir un tensor de solo lectura en uno de lectura y escritura. El tiempo de ejecución asume que estos búferes son escritos antes de una posible lectura, por lo que son inicializados con "nullptr". Sin embargo, al cambiar el índice del búfer por un tensor y convertir implícitamente ese tensor en uno de lectura y escritura, ya que no existe nada en el modelo que escriba en él, obtenemos una desreferencia del puntero null. El problema es parcheado en el commit 0b5662bc y es publicado en TensorFlow versiones 1.15.4, 2.0.3, 2.1.2, 2.2.1 o 2.3.1

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2020-06-25 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-09-25 CVE Published
  • 2023-05-02 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-04 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-04 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Tensorflow
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"
< 1.15.4
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " < 1.15.4"
lite
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Tensorflow
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"
>= 2.0.0 < 2.0.3
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " >= 2.0.0 < 2.0.3"
lite
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Tensorflow
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"
>= 2.1.0 < 2.1.2
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " >= 2.1.0 < 2.1.2"
lite
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Tensorflow
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"
>= 2.2.0 < 2.2.1
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " >= 2.2.0 < 2.2.1"
lite
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
Tensorflow
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"
>= 2.3.0 < 2.3.1
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " >= 2.3.0 < 2.3.1"
lite
Affected
Opensuse
Search vendor "Opensuse"
Leap
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap"
15.2
Search vendor "Opensuse" for product "Leap" and version "15.2"
-
Affected