CVE-2019-11933 is a critical heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the libpl_droidsonroids_gif library, specifically affecting WhatsApp for Android versions prior to 2.19.291. This flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service without user interaction. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness, though no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.2.19CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libpl_droidsonroids_gif_project:libpl_droidsonroids_gif:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.19.291CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.