Double Free in Android-Gif-Drawable Project

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 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.

Vulnerability class: Double Free

EPSS: 0.443 (98.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11932?
CVE-2019-11932 is a high-severity vulnerability in Android-Gif-Drawable Project, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-11932?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-11932 known to be exploited?
62 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.