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CVE-2019-3568

WhatsApp VOIP Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

KEVCRITICAL 9.8EPSS 39.2%

Does this matter?

Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 10 May 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise.

Description

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.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
39.17% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed 19 April 2022 · due 10 May 2022
Weakness
CWE-122, CWE-787
Affected
whatsapp/whatsapp · whatsapp/whatsapp business
Source
cve-assign@fb.com

CISA notes

Apply updates per vendor instructions. https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3568

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.