CVE-2019-3568

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 v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

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CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108329	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108329	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

06 Feb 2025, 16:07

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CWE	~~CWE-119~~	CWE-787

21 Nov 2024, 04:42

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108329 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108329 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References	~~() https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568 - Third Party Advisory~~	() https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568 - Third Party Advisory

02 Jul 2024, 17:01

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108329 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry~~	() http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108329 - Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Information

Published : 2019-05-14 20:29

Updated : 2025-03-21 19:35

NVD link : CVE-2019-3568

Mitre link : CVE-2019-3568

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-3568

JSON object : View

Products Affected

whatsapp

CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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