CVE-2019-9635
NULL Pointer Dereference in Google TensorFlow
NULL pointer dereference in Google TensorFlow before 1.12.2 could cause a denial of service via an invalid GIF file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.5
NULL pointer dereference in Google TensorFlow before 1.12.2 could cause a denial of service via an invalid GIF file.
- Record
CVE-2019-9635- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
NULL pointer dereference in Google TensorFlow before 1.12.2 could cause a denial of service via an invalid GIF file.
- Record
CVE-2019-9635- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0143 No score
NULL pointer dereference in Google TensorFlow before 1.12.2 could cause a denial of service via an invalid GIF file.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0143- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mfg7-x5m7-6p8w
7.1
NULL Pointer Dereference in Google TensorFlow
NULL pointer dereference in Google TensorFlow before 1.12.1 could cause a denial of service via an invalid GIF file.
- Record
GHSA-mfg7-x5m7-6p8w- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.5
NULL pointer dereference in Google TensorFlow before 1.12.2 could cause a denial of service via an invalid GIF file.
- Record
CVE-2019-9635- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mfg7-x5m7-6p8w
7.1
NULL Pointer Dereference in Google TensorFlow
NULL pointer dereference in Google TensorFlow before 1.12.1 could cause a denial of service via an invalid GIF file.
- Record
GHSA-mfg7-x5m7-6p8w- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2019-210 No score
NULL pointer dereference in Google TensorFlow before 1.12.2 could cause a denial of service via an invalid GIF file.
- Record
PYSEC-2019-210- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2019-228 No score
NULL pointer dereference in Google TensorFlow before 1.12.2 could cause a denial of service via an invalid GIF file.
- Record
PYSEC-2019-228- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2019-235 No score
NULL pointer dereference in Google TensorFlow before 1.12.2 could cause a denial of service via an invalid GIF file.
- Record
PYSEC-2019-235- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
tensorflowPyPI |
1.0.0 up to 1.12.1 | 1.12.1 |
tensorflow-gpuPyPI |
1.0.0 up to 1.12.1 | 1.12.1 |
tensorflowPyPI |
1.0.0 up to 1.12.1, plus listed versions 1.0.11.1.01.10.01.10.11.11.0 Show 13 moreShow less1.12.01.2.01.2.11.3.01.4.01.4.11.5.01.5.11.6.01.7.01.7.11.8.01.9.0 |
1.12.1 |
tensorflow-gpuPyPI |
1.0.0 up to 1.12.1, plus listed versions 1.0.11.1.01.10.01.10.11.11.0 Show 13 moreShow less1.12.01.2.01.2.11.3.01.4.01.4.11.5.01.5.11.6.01.7.01.7.11.8.01.9.0 |
1.12.1 |
tensorflowPyPI |
before 1.12.2, plus listed versions 0.12.00.12.0rc00.12.0rc10.12.11.0.0 Show 45 moreShow less1.0.11.1.01.1.0rc01.1.0rc11.1.0rc21.10.01.10.0rc01.10.0rc11.10.11.11.01.11.0rc01.11.0rc11.11.0rc21.12.01.12.0rc01.12.0rc11.12.0rc21.2.01.2.0rc01.2.0rc11.2.0rc21.2.11.3.01.3.0rc01.3.0rc11.3.0rc21.4.01.4.0rc01.4.0rc11.4.11.5.01.5.0rc01.5.0rc11.5.11.6.01.6.0rc01.6.0rc11.7.01.7.0rc01.7.0rc11.7.11.8.01.8.0rc01.8.0rc11.9.0 |
1.12.2 |
tensorflow-cpuPyPI |
before 1.12.2 | 1.12.2 |
tensorflow-gpuPyPI |
before 1.12.2, plus listed versions 0.12.00.12.11.0.01.0.11.1.0 Show 16 moreShow less1.10.01.10.11.11.01.12.01.2.01.2.11.3.01.4.01.4.11.5.01.5.11.6.01.7.01.7.11.8.01.9.0 |
1.12.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-9635 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Google Tensorflow, published April 24, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. Fixed in tensorflow 1.12.1.
References
github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/security/advisory/tfsa-2019-001.md
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9635
github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/e41cb124cd0b325821af85cdacd9d8a12e206418
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mfg7-x5m7-6p8w
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-cpu/PYSEC-2019-228.yaml
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow-gpu/PYSEC-2019-235.yaml
github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/tensorflow/PYSEC-2019-210.yaml
github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow
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