CVE-2018-20655
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2019-06-14 17:02
Modified
2024-08-05 12:05
Severity ?
Summary
When receiving calls using WhatsApp for iOS, a missing size check when parsing a sender-provided packet allowed for a stack-based overflow. This issue affects WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.18.90.24 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.18.90.24.
References
cve-assign@fb.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108805Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve-assign@fb.comhttps://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2018-20655/Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Facebook WhatsApp Business for iOS Version: 2.18.90.24
Version: unspecified   < 2.18.90.24
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