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TensorFlowGHSA-393f-2jr3-cp69

CHECK-fail in DrawBoundingBoxes

TensorFlow

CVE-2021-29533 · Published May 21, 2021 · updated Jul 8, 2026

Low2.5
Fix: upgrade to 2.1.4 or later (4 fixed versions below)
GitHub advisory

Impact

An attacker can trigger a denial of service via a CHECK failure by passing an empty image to tf.raw_ops.DrawBoundingBoxes:

```python

import tensorflow as tf

images = tf.fill([53, 0, 48, 1], 0.)

boxes = tf.fill([53, 31, 4], 0.)

boxes = tf.Variable(boxes)

boxes[0, 0, 0].assign(3.90621)

tf.raw_ops.DrawBoundingBoxes(images=images, boxes=boxes)

`

This is because the [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/ea34a18dc3f5c8d80a40ccca1404f343b5d55f91/tensorflow/core/kernels/image/draw_bounding_box_op.cc#L148-L165) uses CHECK_* assertions instead of OP_REQUIRES to validate user controlled inputs. Whereas OP_REQUIRES allows returning an error condition back to the user, the CHECK_* macros result in a crash if the condition is false, similar to assert.

```cc

const int64 max_box_row_clamp = std::min<int64>(max_box_row, height - 1);

...

CHECK_GE(max_box_row_clamp, 0);

`

In this case, height is 0 from the images input. This results in max_box_row_clamp being negative and the assertion being falsified, followed by aborting program execution.

Patches

We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [b432a38fe0e1b4b904a6c222cbce794c39703e87](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/b432a38fe0e1b4b904a6c222cbce794c39703e87).

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.5.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2,...

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
tensorflow
PyPI
< 2.1.42.1.4
>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.32.2.3
>= 2.3.0, < 2.3.32.3.3
>= 2.4.0, < 2.4.22.4.2
Details and references

### Impact An attacker can trigger a denial of service via a `CHECK` failure by passing an empty image to `tf.raw_ops.DrawBoundingBoxes`: ```python import tensorflow as tf images = tf.fill([53, 0, 48, 1], 0.) boxes = tf.fill([53, 31, 4], 0.) boxes = tf.Variable(boxes) boxes[0, 0, 0].assign(3.90621) tf.raw_ops.DrawBoundingBoxes(images=images, boxes=boxes) ``` This is because the [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/ea34a18dc3f5c8d80a40ccca1404f343b5d55f91/tensorflow/core/kernels/image/draw_bounding_box_op.cc#L148-L165) uses `CHECK_*` assertions instead of `OP_REQUIRES` to validate user controlled inputs. Whereas `OP_REQUIRES` allows returning an error condition back to the user, the `CHECK_*` macros result in a crash if the condition is false, similar to `assert`. ```cc const int64 max_box_row_clamp = std::min<int64>(max_box_row, height - 1); ... CHECK_GE(max_box_row_clamp, 0); ``` In this case, `height` is 0 from the `images` input. This results in `max_box_row_clamp` being negative and the assertion being falsified, followed by aborting program execution. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [b432a38fe0e1b4b904a6c222cbce794c39703e87](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/b432a38fe0e1b4b904a6c222cbce794c39703e87). The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.5.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.4.2, TensorFlow 2.3.3, TensorFlow 2.2.3 and TensorFlow 2.1.4, as these are also affected and still in supported range. ### For more information Please consult [our security guide](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions. ### Attribution This vulnerability has been reported by Yakun Zhang and Ying Wang of Baidu X-Team.

CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Severity from
GitHub (reviewed advisory)
Weakness
CWE-754
Also known as
BIT-tensorflow-2021-29533, CVE-2021-29533, PYSEC-2021-170, PYSEC-2021-461, PYSEC-2021-659

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