CVE-2021-24042

Summary

CVECVE-2021-24042
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2022-01-04 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-01-14 19:37:00 UTC
DescriptionThe calling logic for WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp for KaiOS prior to v2.2143, WhatsApp Desktop prior to v2.2146 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write if a user makes a 1:1 call to a malicious actor.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

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 All All All All
Application Whatsapp Whatsapp All All All All
Application Whatsapp Whatsapp All All All All
Application Whatsapp Whatsapp All All All All

References

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

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 630783 WhatsApp For Android Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
  • 630802 WhatsApp For ios Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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