PT-2020-15147 · Facebook · Whatsapp For Android+3

Published 2020-09-03 · Updated 2020-09-11 · CVE-2020-1891

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions WhatsApp for Android versions prior to 2.20.17 WhatsApp Business for Android versions prior to 2.20.7 WhatsApp for iPhone versions prior to 2.20.20 WhatsApp Business for iPhone versions prior to 2.20.20

Description A user-controlled parameter used in video calls could have allowed an out-of-bounds write on 32-bit devices.

Recommendations For WhatsApp for Android versions prior to 2.20.17, update to version 2.20.17 or later. For WhatsApp Business for Android versions prior to 2.20.7, update to version 2.20.7 or later. For WhatsApp for iPhone versions prior to 2.20.20, update to version 2.20.20 or later. For WhatsApp Business for iPhone versions prior to 2.20.20, update to version 2.20.20 or later.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-1891

Affected Products

Whatsapp Business For Android

Whatsapp Business For Iphone

Whatsapp For Android

Whatsapp For Iphone

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1891 · Vendor Advisory
• https://whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1891 · Security Note