CVE-2018-6350 is a vulnerability in WhatsApp
Published on June 14, 2019
An out-of-bounds read was possible in WhatsApp due to incorrect parsing of RTP extension headers. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android prior to 2.18.276, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to 2.18.99, WhatsApp for iOS prior to 2.18.100.6, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to 2.18.100.2, and WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to 2.18.224.
Weakness Type
Out-of-bounds Read
The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can allow attackers to read sensitive information from other memory locations or cause a crash. A crash can occur when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string. The expected sentinel might not be located in the out-of-bounds memory, causing excessive data to be read, leading to a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent read operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
Products Associated with CVE-2018-6350
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Affected Versions
Facebook WhatsApp for Android:- Version 2.18.276 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.18.276 is affected.
- Version 2.18.99 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.18.99 is affected.
- Version 2.18.100.6 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.18.100.6 is affected.
- Version 2.18.100.2 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.18.100.2 is affected.
- Version 2.18.224 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.18.224 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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