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CVE-2019-11931

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow could be triggered in WhatsApp by sending a specially crafted MP4 file to a WhatsApp user. The issue was present in parsing the elementary stream metadata of an MP4 file and could result in a DoS or RCE. This affects Android versions prior to 2.19.274, iOS versions prior to 2.19.100, Enterprise Client versions prior to 2.25.3, Business for Android versions prior to 2.19.104 and Business for iOS versions prior to 2.19.100.

How to fix

Remediation Available
whatsappNVD
Affected:< 2.19.100Fixed in:2.19.100CVE-2019-11931derived from NVD
Affected:< 2.19.274Fixed in:2.19.274CVE-2019-11931derived from NVD
whatsapp businessNVD
Affected:< 2.19.100Fixed in:2.19.100CVE-2019-11931derived from NVD
Affected:< 2.19.104Fixed in:2.19.104CVE-2019-11931derived from NVD
whatsapp enterprise clientNVD
Affected:< 2.25.3Fixed in:2.25.3CVE-2019-11931derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.32%probability of exploitation in 30 days
67thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 67% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.