CVE-2019-3568

A buffer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp VOIP stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of RTCP packets sent to a target phone number. The issue affects WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.19.134, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.19.44, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.19.51, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.19.51, WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.348, and WhatsApp for Tizen prior to v2.18.15.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108329	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108329	Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568	Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-3568	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::tizen::*
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::windows_phone::*
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::iphone_os::*
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::android::*
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business::::::android::*
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business::::::iphone_os::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-05-14 20:29

Updated : 2025-10-24 14:14

NVD link : CVE-2019-3568

Mitre link : CVE-2019-3568

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-3568

JSON object : View

Products Affected

whatsapp

whatsapp
whatsapp_business

CWE

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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