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CVE-2019-11932

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2019-10-03
  • Fixed in1.2.18
  • WeaknessCWE-415

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-10-0322:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2019-10-16Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Android-gif-drawable project android-gif-drawable
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.2< 1.2.181.2.18
Whatsapp
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.19< 2.19.2442.19.244

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

  1. Update Android-gif-drawable project android-gif-drawable to 1.2.18

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-47515
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
16 repositories, unverifieddorkerdevil/CVE-2019-11932awakened1712/CVE-2019-11932JasonJerry/WhatsRCETulungagungCyberLink/CVE-2019-11932infiniteLoopers/CVE-2019-11932
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-415known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-415read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score44.5 %read 2026-11-03
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept16read 2026-11-03
  • Exploit-DBdetectionread 2026-11-03
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryHIGH2025-01-13

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-10-03
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-x534-j49x-mqvj

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11932?

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.

Is CVE-2019-11932 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-11932 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 44.5% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-11932?

CVE-2019-11932 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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