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.
CVE-2019-11932
“▲” beside the score: it is higher than NVD's CVSS score.
Score elevated to 8.9 because EPSS predicted 45% probability of exploitation within the next 30 days (98th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs) when EchelonGraph scored this CVE. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8 retained for reference. Confidence: see factors.
Also known asEUVD-2022-5880 (ENISA EUVD) · GHSA-x534-j49x-mqvj (GitHub Security Advisories)Source: ENISA EUVD
- Public exploit or proof-of-concept code is available
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.9HIGHhigh confidence
- EG Risk
- 57EG Risk 57/100
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.
How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)Severity88% × 45%Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 8.8 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.Exploitation45% × 40%FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.Automatability0% × 15%CISA's BOD 26-04 default: no one has published Automatable for this CVE, and CISA treats it as “no” for a CVE not in KEV.SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at low, Track* at medium and Attend at high mission impact.Exploitation public PoC (exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.Action: A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high. - EPSS PROB
- 45%
- EPSS %ILE
- 98th
- KEV
- Not listed
What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)
The EG score (8.9): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 8.9 is EPSS's lift toward 9.0 from its impact severity (EG Severity, CVSS 8.8 HIGH): a likelihood of exploitation, not impact.
- EG Severity
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
- EG Likelihood
- 45% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS (model v2026.06.15, score date 2026-10-31). FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
- Confirmed exploitation
- None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
- EG Priority
- SSVC Track* at medium mission impactTrack at low, Track* at medium and Attend at high mission impact.CISA BOD 26-04: 14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.Each input and its source, and whom BOD 26-04 binds: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at low, Track* at medium and Attend at high mission impact.
A fix is available. Apply it within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high.
Exploitation public PoC (exploit code on record) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). EchelonGraph holds no SSVC assessment of this CVE from CISA: none of these inputs is from Vulnrichment. EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table
BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)14 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.
The score's inputs: In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA's BOD 26-04 default) · Technical impact total (CISA's BOD 26-04 default). Where an input reads “CISA's BOD 26-04 default”, no one has published it for this CVE, and CISA's implementation guidance says: “If “Automatable” and “Technical Impact” information items about a CVE ID are not available and the CVE ID is not in the KEV Catalog, CISA will treat its values as “no” and “total,” respectively, until CISA or a third party provides metadata about the CVE ID. CISA will always provide the Vulnrichment data for a CVE ID listed in the KEV Catalog.” Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it
Published
October 3, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
Advisory Details (7)
Auto-updated Aug 2, 2026Double free problem
Patch available: koral--/android-gif-drawable v1.2.19 (PR #673 merged 2019-08-25)
https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/pull/673/commits/4944c92761e0a14f04868cbcf4f4e86fd4b7a4a9Double free problem
Patch available: koral--/android-gif-drawable v1.2.19 (PR #673 merged 2019-08-25)
https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/pull/673commit cc5b4f8e4346 (koral--/android-gif-drawable)
Patch available: koral--/android-gif-drawable v1.2.18 (contains commit cc5b4f8e4346)
https://github.com/koral--/android-gif-drawable/commit/cc5b4f8e43463995a84efd594f89a21f906c2d20List of Android apps that include libpl_droidsonroids_gif.so - potentially vulnerable to CVE-2019-11932. Sorted by install count. · GitHub
https://gist.github.com/wdormann/874198c1bd29c7dd2157d9fc1d858263How a double-free bug in WhatsApp turns to RCE - Home
https://awakened1712.github.io/hacking/hacking-whatsapp-gif-rce/Packet Storm Security
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158306/WhatsApp-android-gif-drawable-Double-Free.htmlPatch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fix (by version range) / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable @ 1.2.18 (fixes < 1.2.18) | — | ghsa |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
Maven(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fix by version range | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| pl.droidsonroids.gif:android-gif-drawable | 1.0.10 ... 1.2.9 (43 versions) |
| — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(11 references, 10 shown)Public exploit code is referenced for this CVE (1 Exploit-DB entry, 10 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly.
- GitHub PoCkal1gh0st/WhatsAppHACK-RCEPublished Mar 19, 2021
Whatsapp remote code execution CVE-2019-11932 https://awakened1712.github.io/hacking/hacking-whatsapp-gif-rce/
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCErr0r-ICA/WhatsPayloadRCEPublished Apr 22, 2020
Whatsapp Automatic Payload Generator [CVE-2019-11932]
Open source ↗ - Open source ↗GitHub PoCSmoZy92/CVE-2019-11932Published Dec 15, 2019
- GitHub PoCmRanonyMousTZ/CVE-2019-11932-whatsApp-exploitPublished Oct 23, 2019
Double-free vulnerability in DDGifSlurp in decoding.c in libpl_droidsonroids_gif can read more https://awakened1712.github.io/hacking/hacking-whatsapp-gif-rce/
Open source ↗ - Exploit-DBEDB-47515Published Oct 16, 2019
Whatsapp 2.19.216 - Remote Code Execution
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCfastmo/CVE-2019-11932Published Oct 16, 2019
Programa para hackear Whatsapp Mediante Gif ,asiendo un exploit con el puerto.
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCvalbrux/CVE-2019-11932-SupportAppPublished Oct 16, 2019
This native code file aims to be complementary to the published Whatsapp GIF RCE exploit by Awakened , by calculating the system() function address and ROP gadget address for different types of devices, which then can be used to successfully exploit the vulnerability.
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCTulungagungCyberLink/CVE-2019-11932Published Oct 5, 2019
Double-Free BUG in WhatsApp exploit poc.
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCawakened1712/CVE-2019-11932Published Oct 4, 2019
Simple POC for exploiting WhatsApp double-free bug in DDGifSlurp in decoding.c in libpl_droidsonroids_gif
Open source ↗ - GitHub PoCJasonJerry/WhatsRCEPublished Oct 4, 2019
This is a Automated Generate Payload for CVE-2019-11932 (WhatsApp Remote Code Execution)
Open source ↗
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