CVE-2024-5206

Name	CVE-2024-5206
Description	A sensitive data leakage vulnerability was identified in scikit-learn's TfidfVectorizer, specifically in versions up to and including 1.4.1.post1, which was fixed in version 1.5.0. The vulnerability arises from the unexpected storage of all tokens present in the training data within the `stop_words_` attribute, rather than only storing the subset of tokens required for the TF-IDF technique to function. This behavior leads to the potential leakage of sensitive information, as the `stop_words_` attribute could contain tokens that were meant to be discarded and not stored, such as passwords or keys. The impact of this vulnerability varies based on the nature of the data being processed by the vectorizer.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs	1074234

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
scikit-learn (PTS)	bullseye	0.23.2-5	vulnerable
	bookworm	1.2.1+dfsg-1	vulnerable
	sid, trixie	1.4.2+dfsg-3	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
scikit-learn	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)			1074234

Notes

[bookworm] - scikit-learn <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[bullseye] - scikit-learn <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[buster] - scikit-learn <postponed> (Minor issue)
https://huntr.com/bounties/14bc0917-a85b-4106-a170-d09d5191517c
https://github.com/scikit-learn/scikit-learn/commit/70ca21f106b603b611da73012c9ade7cd8e438b8 (1.5.0rc1)