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CVE-2023-52312: 
Python vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

A null pointer dereference vulnerability was discovered in PaddlePaddle's paddle.crop functionality, identified as CVE-2023-52312. The vulnerability affects versions before 2.6.0 and was disclosed on January 3, 2024. When tensor dimensions are invalid, this vulnerability can trigger a runtime crash (NVD, Paddle Advisory).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference) and has received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 HIGH from NIST NVD, while Baidu Inc. assessed it at 4.7 MEDIUM. The issue occurs specifically in the paddle.crop function when processing invalid tensor dimensions. The vulnerability can be triggered by providing specific invalid input parameters to the crop function (NVD).

Impact

When exploited, this vulnerability can cause a runtime crash and lead to a denial of service condition in applications using the affected PaddlePaddle versions (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in PaddlePaddle version 2.6.0 with commit c074de6911944d5d30d28cc7ce2c7099f1c87bce. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.6.0 or later to address this security issue (Paddle Advisory).

Community reactions

The vulnerability was initially reported by Peng Zhou (zpbrent) from Shanghai University (Paddle Advisory).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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