CVE-2018-21233
MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: May 4, 2020 at 02:12 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:54 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTensorflow
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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 1.7.0
Affected range stops below 1.7.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/security/advisory/tfsa-2018-001.mdx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/49f73c55d56edffebde4bca4a407ad69c1cae433CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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