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Memory corruption in `DrawBoundingBoxesV2`

TensorFlow

CVE-2021-29571 · Published May 21, 2021 · updated Jul 8, 2026

Low4.5
Fix: upgrade to 2.1.4 or later (4 fixed versions below)
GitHub advisory

Impact

The implementation of tf.raw_ops.MaxPoolGradWithArgmax can cause reads outside of bounds of heap allocated data if attacker supplies specially crafted inputs:

```python

import tensorflow as tf

images = tf.fill([10, 96, 0, 1], 0.)

boxes = tf.fill([10, 53, 0], 0.)

colors = tf.fill([0, 1], 0.)

tf.raw_ops.DrawBoundingBoxesV2(images=images, boxes=boxes, colors=colors)

`

The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/31bd5026304677faa8a0b77602c6154171b9aec1/tensorflow/core/kernels/image/draw_bounding_box_op.cc#L116-L130) assumes that the last element of boxes input is 4, as required by [the op](https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/raw_ops/DrawBoundingBoxesV2). Since this is not checked attackers passing values less than 4 can write outside of bounds of heap allocated objects and cause memory corruption:

```cc

const auto tboxes = boxes.tensor<T, 3>();

for (int64 bb = 0; bb < num_boxes; ++bb) {

...

const int64 min_box_row = static_cast<float>(tboxes(b, bb, 0)) * (height - 1);

const int64 max_box_row = static_cast<float>(tboxes(b, bb, 2)) * (height - 1);

const int64 min_box_col = static_cast<float>(tboxes(b, bb, 1)) * (width - 1);

const int64 max_box_col = static_cast<float>(tboxes(b, bb, 3)) * (width - 1);

...

}

`

If the last dimension in boxes is less than 4, accesses similar to tboxes(b, bb, 3) will access data...

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 The implementation of `tf.raw_ops.MaxPoolGradWithArgmax` can cause reads outside of bounds of heap allocated data if attacker supplies specially crafted inputs: ```python import tensorflow as tf images = tf.fill([10, 96, 0, 1], 0.) boxes = tf.fill([10, 53, 0], 0.) colors = tf.fill([0, 1], 0.) tf.raw_ops.DrawBoundingBoxesV2(images=images, boxes=boxes, colors=colors) ``` The [implementation](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/31bd5026304677faa8a0b77602c6154171b9aec1/tensorflow/core/kernels/image/draw_bounding_box_op.cc#L116-L130) assumes that the last element of `boxes` input is 4, as required by [the op](https://www.tensorflow.org/api_docs/python/tf/raw_ops/DrawBoundingBoxesV2). Since this is not checked attackers passing values less than 4 can write outside of bounds of heap allocated objects and cause memory corruption: ```cc const auto tboxes = boxes.tensor<T, 3>(); for (int64 bb = 0; bb < num_boxes; ++bb) { ... const int64 min_box_row = static_cast<float>(tboxes(b, bb, 0)) * (height - 1); const int64 max_box_row = static_cast<float>(tboxes(b, bb, 2)) * (height - 1); const int64 min_box_col = static_cast<float>(tboxes(b, bb, 1)) * (width - 1); const int64 max_box_col = static_cast<float>(tboxes(b, bb, 3)) * (width - 1); ... } ``` If the last dimension in `boxes` is less than 4, accesses similar to `tboxes(b, bb, 3)` will access data outside of bounds. Further during code execution there are also writes to these indices. ### Patches We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [79865b542f9ffdc9caeb255631f7c56f1d4b6517](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/79865b542f9ffdc9caeb255631f7c56f1d4b6517). 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:L/I:L/A:L
Severity from
GitHub (reviewed advisory)
Weakness
CWE-787
Also known as
BIT-tensorflow-2021-29571, CVE-2021-29571, PYSEC-2021-208, PYSEC-2021-499, PYSEC-2021-697

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