whatsapp whatsapp CVE-2020-1909 vulnerability in WhatsApp Products
Published on November 3, 2020

A use-after-free in a logging library in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.111 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.111 could have resulted in memory corruption, crashes and potentially code execution. This could have happened only if several events occurred together in sequence, including receiving an animated sticker while placing a WhatsApp video call on hold.

NVD

Weakness Type

What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?

Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.

CVE-2020-1909 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2020-1909

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Affected Versions

Facebook WhatsApp Business for iOS: Facebook WhatsApp for iOS:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
3.40%
Percentile
87.36%

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.