High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 3, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-11932
CVE-2019-11932
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawableMaven | < 1.2.18 | 1.2.18 |
Affected products
2- koral--/android-gif-drawablev5Range: unspecified
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
12- github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/commit/cc5b4f8e43463995a84efd594f89a21f906c2d20nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- awakened1712.github.io/hacking/hacking-whatsapp-gif-rce/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/154867/Whatsapp-2.19.216-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/158306/WhatsApp-android-gif-drawable-Double-Free.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryWEB
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Nov/27nvdMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- gist.github.com/wdormann/874198c1bd29c7dd2157d9fc1d858263nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-x534-j49x-mqvjghsaADVISORY
- github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/pull/673nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/pull/673/commits/4944c92761e0a14f04868cbcf4f4e86fd4b7a4a9nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11932ghsaADVISORY
- www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11932nvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- awakened1712.github.io/hacking/hacking-whatsapp-gif-rceghsaWEB
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