CVE-2021-37686— Infinite loop in TensorFlow Lite
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tensorflow tensorflow
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Google TensorFlow是美国谷歌（Google）公司的一套用于机器学习的端到端开源平台。 Google TensorFlow 存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在受影响的版本中，TFLite中的跨片实现存在逻辑错误。攻击者可利用该漏洞触发无限循环。
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T1205.001 · Port Knocking
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2021-37686
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Infinite loop in TensorFlow Lite
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
TensorFlow is an end-to-end open source platform for machine learning. In affected versions the strided slice implementation in TFLite has a logic bug which can allow an attacker to trigger an infinite loop. This arises from newly introduced support for [ellipsis in axis definition](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/149562d49faa709ea80df1d99fc41d005b81082a/tensorflow/lite/kernels/strided_slice.cc#L103-L122). An attacker can craft a model such that `ellipsis_end_idx` is smaller than `i` (e.g., always negative). In this case, the inner loop does not increase `i` and the `continue` statement causes execution to skip over the preincrement at the end of the outer loop. We have patched the issue in GitHub commit dfa22b348b70bb89d6d6ec0ff53973bacb4f4695. TensorFlow 2.6.0 is the only affected version.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
不可达退出条件的循环(无限循环)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Google TensorFlow 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Google TensorFlow是美国谷歌（Google）公司的一套用于机器学习的端到端开源平台。 Google TensorFlow 存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于在受影响的版本中，TFLite中的跨片实现存在逻辑错误。攻击者可利用该漏洞触发无限循环。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
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| tensorflow | tensorflow | >= 2.6.0rc0, < 2.6.0rc2 | - |
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Same Patch Batch · tensorflow · 2021-08-12 · 58 CVEs total
| CVE-2021-37678 | 9.3 CRITICAL | Arbitrary code execution due to YAML deserialization |
| CVE-2021-37639 | 8.4 HIGH | Null pointer dereference and heap OOB read in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37689 | 7.8 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in TensorFlow Lite MLIR optimizations |
| CVE-2021-37665 | 7.8 HIGH | Incomplete validation in MKL requantization in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37663 | 7.8 HIGH | Incomplete validation in `QuantizeV2` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37681 | 7.8 HIGH | Null pointer exception in TensorFlow Lite |
| CVE-2021-37648 | 7.8 HIGH | Incorrect validation of `SaveV2` inputs in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37688 | 7.8 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in TensorFlow Lite |
| CVE-2021-37676 | 7.8 HIGH | Reference binding to nullptr in shape inference in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37671 | 7.8 HIGH | Reference binding to nullptr in map operations in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37666 | 7.8 HIGH | Reference binding to nullptr in `RaggedTensorToVariant` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37667 | 7.8 HIGH | Reference binding to nullptr in unicode encoding in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37652 | 7.8 HIGH | Use after free in boosted trees creation in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37650 | 7.8 HIGH | Segfault and heap buffer overflow in `{Experimental,}DatasetToTFRecord` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37643 | 7.7 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in `MatrixDiagPartOp` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37647 | 7.7 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in `SparseTensorSliceDataset` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37638 | 7.7 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in `RaggedTensorToTensor` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37649 | 7.7 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in `UncompressElement` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37637 | 7.7 HIGH | Null pointer dereference in `CompressElement` in TensorFlow |
| CVE-2021-37664 | 7.3 HIGH | Heap OOB in boosted trees in TensorFlow |
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