Out-of-bounds write in WhatsApp products - CVE-2020-1894
Published: September 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU46540
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-1894
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
WhatsApp Messenger for Android
WhatsApp Business for Android
WhatsApp Messenger for iOS
WhatsApp Business for iPhone
WhatsApp Messenger for Android
WhatsApp Business for Android
WhatsApp Messenger for iOS
WhatsApp Business for iPhone
Software vendor:
WhatsApp
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can trick a victim to play a specially crafted push to talk message, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.