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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…

HighCVSS 8.8 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 48/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB, GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 44.5% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.7% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable (Maven) 1.2.18.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable (Maven) 1.2.18 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
44.5% · 98th percentile

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Action score

48

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
35 / 40 · 8.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
13 / 30 · 44.5%

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
whatsappwhatsapp
android-gif-drawable projectandroid-gif-drawable

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (facebook). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • koral-- android-gif-drawable

    • unspecified and later · before 1.2.18affected

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • android-gif-drawable project android-gif-drawablebefore 1.2.18
  • whatsapp whatsappbefore 2.19.244

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Mavenpl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawablebefore 1.2.181.2.18

Same product

whatsapp: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2019-18426A vulnerability in WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.9309 when paired with WhatsApp for iPhone versions prior to 2.20.10 allows…KEV
    82Now
  • CVE-2019-3568A buffer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp VOIP stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of RTCP packets sent to a…KEV
    78This week
  • CVE-2025-55177Incomplete authorization of linked device synchronization messages in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.25.21.73, WhatsApp Business for iOS…KEV
    55Plan

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2019-3571Jul 16, 2019 · An input validation issue affected WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.3793 which allows malicious clients to send files to users that…
    21Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2019-11927Sep 27, 2019 · An integer overflow in WhatsApp media parsing libraries allows a remote attacker to perform an out-of-bounds write on the heap via…
    31Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2019-11933Oct 23, 2019 · A heap buffer overflow bug in libpl_droidsonroids_gif before 1.2.19, as used in WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.291 could allow…
    40Plan

Remediation

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Product / packageFixed versionSource
Maven:pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable1.2.18Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Exploit-DB entry ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×16

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub16 repositories2019-10-03 → 2023-03-29
Exploit-DB entryremote2019-10-16

Research context

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Timeline

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  1. First PoC-1 d
  2. Published
  3. TodayNov 14, 2026+2598 d

Patch and commit links

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Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-415 · Double Free

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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References

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