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CVE-2020-1909

CRITICAL
9.8CVSS
Published: 2020-11-03
Updated: 2024-11-21
AI Analysis

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
network
Complexity
low
Privileges
none
User Action
none
Scope
unchanged
Confidentiality
high
Integrity
high
Availability
high
Weaknesses
CWE-416CWE-416

Metadata

Primary Vendor
WHATSAPP
Published
11/3/2020
Last Modified
11/21/2024
Source
NIST NVD
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Affected Products

whatsapp : whatsappwhatsapp : whatsapp_business

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