Google TensorFlow Serving up to 2.18.0 JSON stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Google TensorFlow Serving up to 2.18.0. This impacts an unknown function of the component JSON Handler. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-0649. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Google TensorFlow Serving up to 2.18.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component JSON Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect JSON input stringification in Google's Tensorflow serving versions up to 2.18.0 allows for potentially unbounded recursion leading to server crash.

The weakness was shared with JFrog as 6cb013167d13f2ed3930aabb86dbc2c8c53f5adf. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-0649 since 01/22/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/08/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261663 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-0649), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch 6cb013167d13f2ed3930aabb86dbc2c8c53f5adf is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (261663). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 261663
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-0649

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 6cb013167d13f2ed3930aabb86dbc2c8c53f5adf

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09/08/2025 +124 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: google.com

Advisory: 6cb013167d13f2ed3930aabb86dbc2c8c53f5adf
Organization: JFrog
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-0649 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-0649
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307679

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2025 07:08
Updated: 09/08/2025 03:23
Changes: 05/07/2025 07:08 (71), 05/08/2025 12:20 (1), 08/01/2025 01:48 (12), 09/08/2025 03:23 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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