CVE-2019-16778 is a critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability affecting TensorFlow versions prior to 1.15. This flaw occurs in the UnsortedSegmentSum function when int32 is used for the Index template argument, leading to potential negative numbers from truncated int64 fields and subsequent out-of-bounds memory access. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), it presents a severe risk (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H), indicating network-exploitable, low-complexity attacks with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, suggesting a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1.0.0, < 1.15.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:google:tensorflow:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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