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CVE-2019-3568

Warning

A buffer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp VOIP stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of RTCP packets sent to a target phone number. The issue affects WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.19.134, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.19.44, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.19.51, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.19.51, WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.348, and WhatsApp for Tizen prior to v2.18.15.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
WhatsAppWhatsApp SwPlatformtizen Version < 2.18.15
WhatsAppWhatsApp SwPlatformwindows_phone Version < 2.18.348
WhatsAppWhatsApp SwPlatformiphone_os Version < 2.19.51
WhatsAppWhatsApp SwPlatformandroid Version < 2.19.134
WhatsAppWhatsApp Business SwPlatformandroid Version < 2.19.44
WhatsAppWhatsApp Business SwPlatformiphone_os Version < 2.19.51

19.04.2022: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

WhatsApp VOIP Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A buffer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp VOIP stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of RTCP packets sent to a target phone number.

Description

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Required actions
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 36.03% 0.97
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 9.8 3.9 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd@nist.gov 7.5 10 6.4
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 9.8 3.9 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.