TI-2021-16544 Aliases CVE-2021-39158

Dependency injection in NVCaffe

LOW 39CWE-345Published 2021-08-23 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.

Summary

NVCaffe's python required dependencies list used to contain `gfortran`version prior to 0.17.4, entry which does not exist in the repository pypi.org. An attacker could potentially have posted malicious files to pypi.org causing a user to install it within NVCaffe.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00498 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

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
NVIDIA	caffe	up to 0.17.4	—	No fix listed	CNA

caffe VendorNVIDIA Affected up to 0.17.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvcaffe::::::::	before 0.17.4	Vulnerable	NVIDIA

cpe:2.3:a:nvidia:nvcaffe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.17.4 Vulnerable ·NVIDIA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-39158

References

Advisory 1

https://github.com/NVIDIA/caffe/security/advisories/GHSA-fmpp-8pwg-vwh9

Sources

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