CVE-2020-1901 (GCVE-0-2020-1901)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-06 17:35 – Updated: 2024-08-04 06:54
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Summary
Receiving a large text message containing URLs in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.91.4 could have caused the application to freeze while processing the message.
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CWE
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
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Vendor Product Version
Facebook WhatsApp for iOS Affected: 2.20.91.4
Affected: unspecified , < 2.20.91.4 (custom)
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