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GHSA-CMW5-MMG8-R4FR

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-24 16:45 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:31

Details

A buffer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp VOIP stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of SRTCP 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.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2019-3568 (GCVE-0-2019-3568)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-05-14 19:52 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45

Summary

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.

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE

CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)

Assigner

facebook

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Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Facebook

WhatsApp for Android

Affected: 2.19.134
Affected: unspecified , < 2.19.134 (custom)

Facebook	WhatsApp Business for Android	Affected: 2.19.44 Affected: unspecified , < 2.19.134 (custom)
Facebook	WhatsApp for iOS	Affected: 2.19.51 Affected: unspecified , < 2.19.51 (custom)
Facebook	WhatsApp Business for iOS	Affected: 2.19.51 Affected: unspecified , < 2.19.51 (custom)
Facebook	WhatsApp for Windows Phone	Affected: 2.18.348 Affected: unspecified , < 2.18.348 (custom)
Facebook	WhatsApp for Tizen	Affected: 2.18.15 Affected: unspecified , < 2.18.15 (custom)

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GHSA-CMW5-MMG8-R4FR

CVE-2019-3568 (GCVE-0-2019-3568)

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