CVE-2018-6344

A heap corruption in WhatsApp can be caused by a malformed RTP packet being sent after a call is established. The vulnerability can be used to cause denial of service. It affects WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.18.293, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.18.93, and WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.172.

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 5.0 MEDIUM

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

5.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106365	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/12/adventures-in-video-conferencing-part-3.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::iphone_os::*
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::windows_phone::*
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::android::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-12-31 22:29

Updated : 2024-02-28 16:48

NVD link : CVE-2018-6344

Mitre link : CVE-2018-6344

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-6344

JSON object : View

Products Affected

whatsapp

whatsapp

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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