TensorFlow before 1.7.0 has an integer overflow that causes an out-of-bounds read…
Priority LOW 30CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
TensorFlow before 1.7.0 has an integer overflow that causes an out-of-bounds read, possibly causing disclosure of the contents of process memory. This occurs in the DecodeBmp feature of the BMP decoder in core/kernels/decode_bmp_op.cc.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0059 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed tensorflow (PyPI): 1.7.0tensorflow-gpu (PyPI): 1.7.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | tensorflow (PyPI) | before 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 | Patch available | GHSA-h98h-8mxr-m8gx |
| — | tensorflow-gpu (PyPI) | before 1.7.0 | 1.7.0 | Patch available | GHSA-h98h-8mxr-m8gx |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- tensorflow (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.7.0 Fixed in 1.7.0 Patch available GHSA-h98h-8mxr-m8gx
- tensorflow-gpu (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.7.0 Fixed in 1.7.0 Patch available GHSA-h98h-8mxr-m8gx
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-h98h-8mxr-m8gx tensorflow (PyPI) Fixed in 1.7.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-h98h-8mxr-m8gx tensorflow-gpu (PyPI) Fixed in 1.7.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-21233
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h98h-8mxr-m8gx
References
Patch 2
Advisory 2
Other 4
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2020-269.yaml
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2020-304.yaml
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2020-253.yaml
- https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
More Google Tensorflow vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-20241 FractionalMaxPool and FractionalAVGPool heap out-of-bounds acess in Tensorflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07640 Integer overflow in Tensorflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-07627 Out of bounds read and write in Tensorflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-07619 Out of bounds write in Tensorflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-07613 Read and Write outside of bounds in TFLite CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-07612 Integer overflow in TFLite CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-21233 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-21233 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h98h-8mxr-m8gx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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