CVE-2020-1901 is a vulnerability in WhatsApp
Published on October 6, 2020
Receiving a large text message containing URLs in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.91.4 could have caused the application to freeze while processing the message.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2020-1901 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-1901
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Affected Versions
Facebook WhatsApp for iOS:- Version 2.20.91.4 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.20.91.4 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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