CVE-2018-20655 (GCVE-0-2018-20655)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-06-14 17:02 – Updated: 2024-08-05 12:05
VLAI?
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.
Severity ?
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-121)
Assigner
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Impacted products
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Affected:
2.18.90.24
Affected: unspecified , < 2.18.90.24 (custom) |
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