Description
An integer overflow in WhatsApp media parsing libraries allows a remote attacker to perform an out-of-bounds write on the heap via specially-crafted EXIF tags in WEBP images. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.143 and WhatsApp for iOS before version 2.19.100.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11927
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0093
EPSS Percentile
56.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-190
Status
published
Products (2)
whatsapp/whatsapp
< 2.19.100
whatsapp/whatsapp
< 2.9.143
Published
Sep 27, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026