CVE-2018-1281

Medium

Description

The clustered setup of Apache MXNet allows users to specify which IP address and port the scheduler will listen on via the DMLC_PS_ROOT_URI and DMLC_PS_ROOT_PORT env variables. In versions older than 1.0.0, however, the MXNet framework will listen on 0.0.0.0 rather than user specified DMLC_PS_ROOT_URI once a scheduler node is initialized. This exposes the instance running MXNet to any attackers reachable via the interface they didn't expect to be listening on. For example: If a user wants to run a clustered setup locally, they may specify to run on 127.0.0.1. But since MXNet will listen on 0.0.0.0, it makes the port accessible on all network interfaces.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductApache Mxnet
PublishedJun 8, 2018
First seenJun 8, 2018

How to fix

Update
  • apache mxnet1.0.0 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
apache mxnetv < 1.0.01.0.0

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