CVE-2020-1906

A buffer overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.130 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.46 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write when processing malformed local videos with E-AC-3 audio streams.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

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

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-10-06 18:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:41

NVD link : CVE-2020-1906

Mitre link : CVE-2020-1906

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-1906

JSON object : View

Products Affected

whatsapp

whatsapp
whatsapp_business

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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