HTTP: Whatsapp Remote Code Execution
This signature detects attempts to exploit a known vulnerability against Whatsapp. A successful attack can lead to arbitrary code execution.
Extended Description
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.
Affected Products
Android-gif-drawable_project android-gif-drawable
References
CVE: CVE-2019-11932
Short Name
HTTP:STC:DL:WHATSAPP-GIF-RCE
Severity
Minor
Recommended
True
Recommended Action
Drop
Category
HTTP
Keywords
CVE-2019-11932 Code Execution Remote Whatsapp
Release Date
01/16/2020
Supported Platforms
srx-branch-12.3
srx-19.3
srx-branch-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.2
srx-branch-19.4
vsrx-19.4
mx-12.3
mx-19.4
vmx-19.4
mx-19.3
vsrx3bsd-19.4
srx-19.4
vsrx-12.3
vmx-19.3
vsrx-19.2
srx-12.3
Sigpack Version
3590
False Positive
Unknown
Vendors
Android-gif-drawable_project
CVSS Score
6.8