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CVE-2023-38677: 
Python vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A floating-point exception (FPE) vulnerability was discovered in the paddle.linalg.eig function of PaddlePaddle versions before 2.6.0. The vulnerability was assigned CVE-2023-38677 and was reported by Tong Liu of CAS-IIE. The issue was disclosed on January 3, 2024 (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability occurs when tensor dimensions contain 0, which triggers a floating-point exception in the paddle.linalg.eig function. This is classified as a CWE-369 (Divide By Zero) vulnerability. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 HIGH by NIST NVD, with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, while Baidu assessed it as CVSS v3.1 base score 4.7 MEDIUM with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability can cause a runtime crash and a denial of service condition in the affected application (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in PaddlePaddle version 2.6.0. The fix was implemented in commit 19da5c0c4d8c5e4dfef2a92e24141c3f51884dcc. Users are advised to upgrade to PaddlePaddle version 2.6.0 or later to address this vulnerability (Paddle Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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