// For flags

CVE-2021-29541

Null pointer dereference in `StringNGrams`

Severity Score

5.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

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*KEV

Decision

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*SSVC
Descriptions

TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. An attacker can trigger a dereference of a null pointer in `tf.raw_ops.StringNGrams`. This is because the implementation(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/1cdd4da14282210cc759e468d9781741ac7d01bf/tensorflow/core/kernels/string_ngrams_op.cc#L67-L74) does not fully validate the `data_splits` argument. This would result in `ngrams_data`(https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/1cdd4da14282210cc759e468d9781741ac7d01bf/tensorflow/core/kernels/string_ngrams_op.cc#L106-L110) to be a null pointer when the output would be computed to have 0 or negative size. Later writes to the output tensor would then cause a null pointer dereference. 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.

TensorFlow es una plataforma de código abierto de extremo a extremo para el aprendizaje automático. Un atacante puede desencadenar una desreferenciación de un puntero null en "tf.raw_ops.StringNGrams". Esto es debido a que la implementación (https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/1cdd4da14282210cc759e468d9781741ac7d01bf/tensorflow/core/kernels/string_ngrams_op.cc#L67-L74) no comprueba completamente el argumento "data_splits". Esto daría como resultado que "ngrams_data" (https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/1cdd4da14282210cc759e468d9781741ac7d01bf/tensorflow/core/kernels/string_ngrams_op.cc#L106-L110) sea un puntero null cuando se calcularía la salida tener 0 o tamaño negativo. Las escrituras posteriores en el tensor de salida causarían una desreferencia del puntero null. La corrección será incluida en TensorFlow versión 2.5.0. También seleccionaremos este commit en TensorFlow versión 2.4.2, TensorFlow versión 2.3.3, TensorFlow versión 2.2.3 y TensorFlow versión 2.1.4, ya que estos también están afectados y aún están en el rango compatible

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
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Automatable
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Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2021-03-30 CVE Reserved
  • 2021-05-14 CVE Published
  • 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-03 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"
 < 2.1.4
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " < 2.1.4"
-
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
 Tensorflow
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"
 >= 2.2.0 < 2.2.3
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " >= 2.2.0 < 2.2.3"
-
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
 Tensorflow
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"
 >= 2.3.0 < 2.3.3
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " >= 2.3.0 < 2.3.3"
-
Affected
Google
Search vendor "Google"
 Tensorflow
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow"
 >= 2.4.0 < 2.4.2
Search vendor "Google" for product "Tensorflow" and version " >= 2.4.0 < 2.4.2"
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Affected