NULL pointer dereference in PaddlePaddle
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-476Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
Null pointer dereference in paddle.flip in PaddlePaddle before 2.5.0. This resulted in a runtime crash and denial of service.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00652 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed paddlepaddle (PyPI): 2.5.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | paddlepaddle (PyPI) | before 2.5.0 | 2.5.0 | Patch available | GHSA-rr46-m366-gm44 |
- paddlepaddle (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2.5.0 Fixed in 2.5.0 Patch available GHSA-rr46-m366-gm44
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:paddlepaddle:paddlepaddle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.5.0 | Vulnerable | PaddlePaddle |
- cpe:2.3:a:paddlepaddle:paddlepaddle:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.5.0 Vulnerable ·PaddlePaddle
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-rr46-m366-gm44 paddlepaddle (PyPI) Fixed in 2.5.0 Advisory →
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
PaddlePaddle 2.5.0
5 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 4 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-20020 Buffer overflow in PaddlePaddlePriority HIGH 82
- TI-2023-20022 Command injection in fs.pyPriority HIGH 76
- TI-2023-20018 Use after free in PaddlePaddlePriority HIGH 76
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38670
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rr46-m366-gm44
- 2026-10-11 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Paddlepaddle vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-28702 Command injection in _wget_download CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-28701 Command injection in get_online_pass_interval CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-20020 Buffer overflow in PaddlePaddle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-00755 Arbitrary File Overwrite Via Path Traversal in paddlepaddle/paddle before 2.6 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2023-28705 Command injection in convert_shape_compare CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-28695 Buffer overflow in PaddlePaddle CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-38670 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-38670 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rr46-m366-gm44 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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