CVE-2020-1886 vulnerability in WhatsApp Products
Published on September 3, 2020
A buffer overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.11 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.2 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write via a specially crafted video stream after receiving and answering a malicious video call.
Weakness Type
What is a Classic Buffer Overflow Vulnerability?
The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. A buffer overflow condition exists when a program attempts to put more data in a buffer than it can hold, or when a program attempts to put data in a memory area outside of the boundaries of a buffer. The simplest type of error, and the most common cause of buffer overflows, is the "classic" case in which the program copies the buffer without restricting how much is copied. Other variants exist, but the existence of a classic overflow strongly suggests that the programmer is not considering even the most basic of security protections.
CVE-2020-1886 has been classified to as a Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-1886
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Affected Versions
Facebook WhatsApp for Android:- Version 2.20.11 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.20.11 is affected.
- Version 2.20.2 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.20.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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