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Status published
High
CVE-2019-11932
A double free vulnerability in the DDGifSlurp function in decoding.c...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11932
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154867/Whatsapp-2.19.216-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/pull/673/commits/4944c92761e0a14f04868cbcf4f4e86fd4b7a4a9
- https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/pull/673
- https://awakened1712.github.io/hacking/hacking-whatsapp-gif-rce/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Nov/27
- https://gist.github.com/wdormann/874198c1bd29c7dd2157d9fc1d858263
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158306/WhatsApp-android-gif-drawable-Double-Free.html
- https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/commit/cc5b4f8e43463995a84efd594f89a21f906c2d20
Affected Vendor
koral--
View all reports →Affected Software
android-gif-drawable
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 3rd, 2019
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H