whatsapp whatsapp CVE-2019-3571 is a vulnerability in WhatsApp
Published on July 16, 2019

An input validation issue affected WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.3793 which allows malicious clients to send files to users that would be displayed with a wrong extension.

NVD

Weakness Type

What is an Output Sanitization Vulnerability?

The software prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.

CVE-2019-3571 has been classified to as an Output Sanitization vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2019-3571

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Affected Versions

Facebook WhatsApp Desktop:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.24%
Percentile
46.73%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.