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GHSA-fqm2-gh8w-gr68

GitHub Security Advisory

TensorFlow vulnerable to segfault when opening multiframe gif

✓ GitHub Reviewed MODERATE Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
Integer overflow occurs when 2^31 <= num_frames * height * width * channels < 2^32, for example Full HD screencast of at least 346 frames.
```python
import urllib.request
dat = urllib.request.urlopen('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/1c38ad9b78ffe06076745a1ee00cec42f39ff726/tensorflow/core/lib/gif/testdata/3g_multiframe.gif').read()
import tensorflow as tf
tf.io.decode_gif(dat)
```

### Patches
We have patched the issue in GitHub commit [8dc723fcdd1a6127d6c970bd2ecb18b019a1a58d](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/commit/8dc723fcdd1a6127d6c970bd2ecb18b019a1a58d).

The fix will be included in TensorFlow 2.12.0. We will also cherrypick this commit on TensorFlow 2.11.1

### For more information
Please consult [our security guide](https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/SECURITY.md) for more information regarding the security model and how to contact us with issues and questions.

### Attribution
This vulnerability has been reported by Andrei

Affected Packages

PyPI tensorflow
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.11.1)
PyPI tensorflow-cpu
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.11.1)
PyPI tensorflow-gpu
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 2.11.1)

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Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-fqm2-gh8w-gr68
Published
March 24, 2023 9:57 PM
Last Modified
March 27, 2023 10:02 PM
CVSS Score
5.0 /10
Primary Ecosystem
PyPI
Primary Package
tensorflow
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: September 10, 2025 6:31 AM

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