Critical severity · published May 14, 2019
CVE-2019-3568
WhatsApp VOIP Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
In wildKEV
9.8
CVSS
30.1%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)30.1% · higher than 98% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Apr 19, 2022
Federal remediation dueMay 10, 2022
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WB
WhatsApp Business for Android · Facebook
2.19.44; before 2.19.134 · source: vendor
WB
WhatsApp Business for iOS · Facebook
2.19.51; before 2.19.51 · source: vendor
WF
WhatsApp for Android · Facebook
2.19.134; before 2.19.134 · source: vendor
WF
WhatsApp for Tizen · Facebook
2.18.15; before 2.18.15 · source: vendor
WF
WhatsApp for Windows Phone · Facebook
2.18.348; before 2.18.348 · source: vendor
WF
WhatsApp for iOS · Facebook
2.19.51; before 2.19.51 · source: vendor
WH
Whatsapp · Whatsapp
before 2.18.15; before 2.18.348; before 2.19.51; before 2.19.134 · source: NVD, KEV
WB
Whatsapp Business · Whatsapp
before 2.19.44; before 2.19.51 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3568
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3568
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
x_refsource_MISC
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568
vdb-entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108329