What is CVE-2020-15205?

CVE-2020-15205 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tensorflow, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2020-09-25.

How severe is CVE-2020-15205?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Tensorflow

CVE-2020-15205

In Tensorflow before versions 1.15.4, 2.0.3, 2.1.2, 2.2.1 and 2.3.1, the `data_splits` argument of `tf.raw_ops.StringNGrams` lacks validation. This allows a user to pass values that can cause heap overflow errors and even leak contents of…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (68.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tensorflow — versions < 1.15.4, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.3, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/releases/tag/v2.3.1 (x_refsource_MISC)
github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/security/advisories/GHSA-g7p5-5759-qv46 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/0462de5b544ed4731aa2fb23946ac22c01856b80 (x_refsource_MISC)
openSUSE-SU-2020:1766 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-15205?: CVE-2020-15205 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Tensorflow, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2020-09-25.
How severe is CVE-2020-15205?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.