FKIE_CVE-2018-6344

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-12-31 22:29 - Updated: 2025-05-06 16:15
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
A heap corruption in WhatsApp can be caused by a malformed RTP packet being sent after a call is established. The vulnerability can be used to cause denial of service. It affects WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.18.293, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.18.93, and WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.172.
References
cve-assign@fb.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106365Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve-assign@fb.comhttps://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/12/adventures-in-video-conferencing-part-3.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106365Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/12/adventures-in-video-conferencing-part-3.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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