CVE-2019-3568 (GCVE-0-2019-3568)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-05-14 19:52 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45
VLAI?
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)
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
Assigner
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| WhatsApp for Android |
Affected:
2.19.134
Affected: unspecified , < 2.19.134 (custom) |
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