HIGH
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
Published Oct 3, 2019
8.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 44.53%
Description
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.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<1.2.18
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koral-- | Android-Gif-Drawable | n/a |
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Configuration 2
- < 1.2.18
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
8.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
44.53% 0.44530
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.44530
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (35 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 44.53% (0.44530) | 98.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 44.53% (0.44530) | 98.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 70.96% (0.70962) | 98.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 14, 2026 | 69.87% (0.69870) | 98.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Apr 21, 2026 | 67.97% (0.67972) | 98.60th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 70.49% (0.70486) | 98.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 11, 2026 | 68.26% (0.68263) | 98.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 71.71% (0.71709) | 98.72th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 17, 2026 | 82.41% (0.82408) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 26, 2026 | 79.89% (0.79890) | 99.06th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 3, 2025 | 67.42% (0.67424) | 98.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 69.87% (0.69870) | 98.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 47.58% (0.47580) | 97.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 26, 2025 | 69.87% (0.69870) | 98.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 15, 2025 | 67.53% (0.67534) | 98.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jun 15, 2025 | 81.08% (0.81077) | 99.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 79.44% (0.79444) | 99.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 81.89% (0.81895) | 98.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 28, 2025 | 79.44% (0.79444) | 99.02th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 82.71% (0.82710) | 99.20th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Feb 23, 2025 | 43.51% (0.43510) | 97.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 45.59% (0.45591) | 97.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 3.69% (0.03692) | 92.11th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 3.75% (0.03751) | 90.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 28, 2023 | 3.88% (0.03884) | 90.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 9, 2023 | 4.03% (0.04032) | 90.98th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 3.90% (0.03897) | 90.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 3.11% (0.03106) | 89.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.92% (0.02917) | 89.23th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 64.35% (0.64352) | 99.02th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 64.35% (0.64352) | 98.78th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 20.77% (0.20769) | 94.20th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 20.77% (0.20769) | 94.13th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 20.77% (0.20769) | 97.90th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 20.77% (0.20769) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (11)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154867/Whatsapp-2.19.216-Remote-Code-Execution.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158306/WhatsApp-android-gif-drawable-Double-Free.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Nov/27 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://awakened1712.github.io/hacking/hacking-whatsapp-gif-rce x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/wdormann/874198c1bd29c7dd2157d9fc1d858263 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x534-j49x-mqvj Advisory
- https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/commit/cc5b4f8e43463995a84efd594f89a21f906c2d20 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/pull/673 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/pull/673/commits/4944c92761e0a14f04868cbcf4f4e86fd4b7a4a9 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11932
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11932 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner facebook
Published Oct 3, 2019
Updated Aug 4, 2024
Reserved May 13, 2019
Link CVE-2019-11932
CISA Vulnrichment
GHSA-X534-J49X-MQVJ Updated n/a