CVE-2020-1891 vulnerability in WhatsApp Products
Published on September 3, 2020
A user controlled parameter used in video call in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.17, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.7, WhatsApp for iPhone prior to v2.20.20, and WhatsApp Business for iPhone prior to v2.20.20 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write on 32-bit devices.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. 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 write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2020-1891 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-1891
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Affected Versions
Facebook WhatsApp Android:- Version 2.20.17 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.20.17 is affected.
- Version 2.20.7 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.20.7 is affected.
- Version 2.20.20 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.20.20 is affected.
- Version 2.20.20 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.20.20 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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