CVE-2019-11932
mediumpriority · attend · 61EPSS 0.445 · 99 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A double free vulnerability in the DDGifSlurp function in decoding.c in the android-gif-drawable library before version 1.2.18, as used in WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.244 and many other Android applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service when the library is used to parse a specially crafted GIF image.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8
weaknesses
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exploits (17)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-47515Whatsapp 2.19.216 - Remote Code ExecutionPoC · exploit_db
- 0759104103/cd-CVE-2019-119320759104103/cd-CVE-2019-11932PoC · poc_in_github
- SmoZy92/CVE-2019-11932SmoZy92/CVE-2019-11932PoC · poc_in_github
- Tabni/https-github.com-awakened1712-CVE-2019-11932CVE-2019-11932PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (4)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- android-gif-drawable project android-gif-drawable< 1.2.18nvdUScpe:2.3:a:android-gif-drawable_project:android-gif-drawable:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Maven pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable< 1.2.18osvUSpkg:maven/pl.droidsonroids.gif/android-gif-drawable
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-x534-j49x-mqvjandroid-gif-drawable Double Free vulnerability2022-05-24ghsa · osvUS
A double free vulnerability in the DDGifSlurp function in decoding.c in the android-gif-drawable library before version 1.2.18, as used in WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.244 and many other Android applications, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service when the library is used to parse a specially crafted GIF image.
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sources
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references (33)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Nov/27cnnvd
- https://awakened1712.github.io/hacking/hacking-whatsapp-gif-rce/cnnvd
- https://gist.github.com/wdormann/874198c1bd29c7dd2157d9fc1d858263cnnvd
- https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/commit/cc5b4f8e43463995a84efd594f89a21f906c2d20cnnvd
- https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/pull/673cnnvd
- https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/pull/673/commits/4944c92761e0a14f04868cbcf4f4e86fd4b7a4a9cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11932cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154867/Whatsapp-2.19.216-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlcnnvd
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