CVE-2019-3568

WhatsApp VOIP Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Severity Score

9.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

Yes

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Una vulnerabilidad de desbordamiento de búfer en la pila VOIP de WhatsApp permitió la ejecución remota de código a través de una serie de paquetes RTCP especialmente diseñados que se enviaron a un número de teléfono de destino. El problema afecta a WhatsApp para Android anterior a v2.19.134, WhatsApp Business para Android anterior a v2.19.44, WhatsApp para iOS anterior a v2.19.51, WhatsApp Business para iOS anterior a v2.19.51, WhatsApp para Windows Phone antes de v2.18.348 , y WhatsApp para Tizen antes de v2.18.15.

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.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2019-01-02 CVE Reserved
2019-05-14 CVE Published
2022-04-19 Exploited in Wild
2022-05-10 KEV Due Date
2024-08-04 CVE Updated
2024-10-04 EPSS Updated
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108329	Broken Link
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568	Third Party Advisory

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URL	Date	SRC

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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Whatsapp Search vendor "Whatsapp"		Whatsapp Search vendor "Whatsapp" for product "Whatsapp"				< 2.18.15 Search vendor "Whatsapp" for product "Whatsapp" and version " < 2.18.15"		tizen		Affected
Whatsapp Search vendor "Whatsapp"		Whatsapp Search vendor "Whatsapp" for product "Whatsapp"				< 2.18.348 Search vendor "Whatsapp" for product "Whatsapp" and version " < 2.18.348"		windows_phone		Affected
Whatsapp Search vendor "Whatsapp"		Whatsapp Search vendor "Whatsapp" for product "Whatsapp"				< 2.19.44 Search vendor "Whatsapp" for product "Whatsapp" and version " < 2.19.44"		business, android		Affected
Whatsapp Search vendor "Whatsapp"		Whatsapp Search vendor "Whatsapp" for product "Whatsapp"				< 2.19.51 Search vendor "Whatsapp" for product "Whatsapp" and version " < 2.19.51"		iphone_os		Affected
Whatsapp Search vendor "Whatsapp"		Whatsapp Search vendor "Whatsapp" for product "Whatsapp"				< 2.19.51 Search vendor "Whatsapp" for product "Whatsapp" and version " < 2.19.51"		business, iphone_os		Affected
Whatsapp Search vendor "Whatsapp"		Whatsapp Search vendor "Whatsapp" for product "Whatsapp"				< 2.19.134 Search vendor "Whatsapp" for product "Whatsapp" and version " < 2.19.134"		android		Affected