Integer overflow in WhatsApp products - CVE-2022-36934

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Integer overflow in WhatsApp products - CVE-2022-36934

Published: September 26, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67633
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-36934
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger an integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system during an established video call.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Affected software

WhatsApp Messenger for Android
WhatsApp Business for Android
WhatsApp Messenger for iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2022-36934

Install updates from vendor's website.

WhatsApp Messenger for Android - update to 2.22.16.12
WhatsApp Business for Android - update to 2.22.16.12
WhatsApp Messenger for iOS - update to 2.22.16.12

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