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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apache

Published: 2018-06-08T19:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T00:26:46.445Z

Reserved: 2017-12-07T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-1281

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2018-06-08T19:29:00.263

Modified: 2018-08-03T15:53:09.547

Link: CVE-2018-1281

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