CVE-2019-11927 (GCVE-0-2019-11927)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-09-27 20:14 – Updated: 2024-08-04 23:10
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Summary
An integer overflow in WhatsApp media parsing libraries allows a remote attacker to perform an out-of-bounds write on the heap via specially-crafted EXIF tags in WEBP images. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.143 and WhatsApp for iOS before version 2.19.100.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp for Android |
Affected:
before version 2.19.143
|
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| WhatsApp for iOS |
Affected:
before version 2.19.100
|
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