Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types in TensorFlow - CVE-2021-37669
Published: August 12, 2021 / Updated: May 3, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU129234
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37669
CWE-ID: CWE-681
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
TensorFlow
TensorFlow
Software vendor:
TensorFlow
TensorFlow
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to integer conversion to unsigned in tf.raw_ops.NonMaxSuppressionV5 and CombinedNonMaxSuppression when processing a negative max output size value. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted argument to cause a denial of service.
The issue can be triggered in applications serving models that use these NMS operations.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.