CVE-2021-39158 Dependency injection in NVCaffe
Attackers could install malicious packages via a non-existent dependency in NVCaffe, leading to code execution during installation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-39158?
CVE-2021-39158 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA caffe, published on 23 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
NVCaffe's python required dependencies list used to contain `gfortran`version prior to 0.17.4, entry which does not exist in the repository pypi.org. An attacker could potentially have posted malicious files to pypi.org causing a user to install it within NVCaffe.
Weakness: CWE-345
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-39158?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Nvcaffe.
How do I fix CVE-2021-39158?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-39158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-39158 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-39158 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fmpp-8pwg-vwh9.