CVE-2021-24041 vulnerability in WhatsApp Products
Published on December 7, 2021
A missing bounds check in image blurring code prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.21.22.7 and WhatsApp Business for Android v2.21.22.7 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write if a user sent a malicious image.
Weakness Type
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
Products Associated with CVE-2021-24041
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Affected Versions
Facebook WhatsApp Business for Android:- Version unspecified and below v2.21.22.7 is affected.
- Version v2.21.22.7 and below unspecified is unaffected.
- Version unspecified and below v2.21.22.7 is affected.
- Version v2.21.22.7 and below unspecified is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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