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CVE-2018-6339 Details

Description

When receiving calls using WhatsApp on Android, a stack allocation failed to properly account for the amount of data being passed in. An off-by-one error meant that data was written beyond the allocated space on the stack. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android starting in version 2.18.180 and was fixed in version 2.18.295. It also affects WhatsApp Business for Android starting in version v2.18.103 and was fixed in version v2.18.150.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/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-2018-6339/ CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2018-6339/ [email protected]Third Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer[email protected]
CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
whatsapp whatsapp
>= 2.18.180, < 2.18.295

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
whatsapp whatsapp business
>= 2.18.103, < 2.18.150

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-6339
NVD Published Date:
Jun 14, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-6339 Details - Not Deferred