WhatsApp RCE via Integer Underflow in Video File Processing
CVE-2022-27492 Published on September 23, 2022
An integer underflow in WhatsApp could have caused remote code execution when receiving a crafted video file.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-27492 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is an Integer underflow Vulnerability?
The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. This can happen in signed and unsigned cases.
CVE-2022-27492 has been classified to as an Integer underflow vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-27492
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Affected Versions
Meta WhatsApp Business for iOS:- Version unspecified and below v2.22.15.9 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below v2.22.15.9 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.22.16.2 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.22.16.2 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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