CVE-2023-38538 (GCVE-0-2023-38538)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-04 19:10 – Updated: 2024-09-19 15:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A race condition in an event subsystem led to a heap use-after-free issue in established audio/video calls that could have resulted in app termination or unexpected control flow with very low probability.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-19 15:27 UTC
CWE
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2023/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
6 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp Desktop for Mac |
Affected:
0 , < 2.2338.12
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp Desktop for Windows |
Affected:
0 , < 2.2320.2
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp Business for iOS |
Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp for iOS |
Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp Business for Android |
Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
||
| WhatsApp for Android |
Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
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