CVE-2020-1909

Summary

CVECVE-2020-1909
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-11-03 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-11-06 19:24:00 UTC
DescriptionA use-after-free in a logging library in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.111 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.111 could have resulted in memory corruption, crashes and potentially code execution. This could have happened only if several events occurred together in sequence, including receiving an animated sticker while placing a WhatsApp video call on hold.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Whatsapp Whatsapp All All All All
Application Whatsapp Whatsapp All All All All
Application Whatsapp Whatsapp Business All All All All
Application Whatsapp Whatsapp Business All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
WhatsApp Security Advisories CONFIRM www.whatsapp.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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