Double free in koral-- android-gif-drawable
Priority HIGH 67CWE-415Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-415 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.4453 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed android-gif-drawable (koral--): 1.2.18pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable (Maven): 1.2.18
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| koral-- | android-gif-drawable | before 1.2.18 | 1.2.18 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable (Maven) | before 1.2.18 | 1.2.18 | Patch available | GHSA-x534-j49x-mqvj |
- android-gif-drawable Vendorkoral-- Affected before 1.2.18 Fixed in 1.2.18 Patch available CNA
- pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 1.2.18 Fixed in 1.2.18 Patch available GHSA-x534-j49x-mqvj
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | before 2.19.244 | Vulnerable | |
| cpe:2.3:a:android-gif-drawable_project:android-gif-drawable:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 1.2.18 | Vulnerable | Android-gif-drawable Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions before 2.19.244 Vulnerable ·WhatsApp
- cpe:2.3:a:android-gif-drawable_project:android-gif-drawable:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.2.18 Vulnerable ·Android-gif-drawable Project
Remediation
- Fix · CNA android-gif-drawable (koral--) Fixed in 1.2.18
- Fix · GHSA-x534-j49x-mqvj pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable (Maven) Fixed in 1.2.18 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-11932
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x534-j49x-mqvj
References
Patch 1
Advisory 8
- 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
- 20191126 CVE-2019-11932 (double free in libpl_droidsonroids_gif) many apps vulnerable
- https://gist.github.com/wdormann/874198c1bd29c7dd2157d9fc1d858263
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158306/WhatsApp-android-gif-drawable-Double-Free.html
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11932
Sources
- CVE-2019-11932 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-11932 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x534-j49x-mqvj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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