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CVE-2018-20655 Details

Description

When receiving calls using WhatsApp for iOS, a missing size check when parsing a sender-provided packet allowed for a stack-based overflow. This issue affects WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.18.90.24 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.18.90.24.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2018-20655/ CVEThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108805 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2018-20655/ [email protected]Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108805 [email protected]Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write[email protected]
CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
whatsapp whatsapp
< 2.18.90.24

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
whatsapp whatsapp business
< 2.18.90.24

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-20655
NVD Published Date:
Jun 14, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-20655 Details - Not Deferred