Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-11931 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Whatsapp
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
MEDIUM Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL Integrity impact
PARTIAL Availability impact
PARTIAL Summary
A stack-based buffer overflow could be triggered in WhatsApp by sending a specially crafted MP4 file to a WhatsApp user. The issue was present in parsing the elementary stream metadata of an MP4 file and could result in a DoS or RCE. This affects Android versions prior to 2.19.274, iOS versions prior to 2.19.100, Enterprise Client versions prior to 2.25.3, Business for Android versions prior to 2.19.104 and Business for iOS versions prior to 2.19.100.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
The Hacker News
id | THN:F5C16B83ACEF91286F045BBF1C48AAFD |
last seen | 2019-11-16 |
modified | 2019-11-16 |
published | 2019-11-16 |
reporter | The Hacker News |
source | https://thehackernews.com/2019/11/whatsapp-hacking-vulnerability.html |
title | New WhatsApp Bug Could Have Let Hackers Secretly Install Spyware On Your Devices |