PT-2020-15151 · Facebook · Instagram For Android

Published 2020-04-09 · Updated 2025-03-04 · CVE-2020-1895

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Instagram for Android versions prior to 128.0.0.26.128

Description A large heap overflow could occur when attempting to upload an image with specially crafted dimensions. This issue could have allowed remote attackers to take control over targeted devices by sending victims a specially crafted image.

Recommendations For versions prior to 128.0.0.26.128, update to version 128.0.0.26.128 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider avoiding the upload of images with unusual dimensions until a patch is applied. Restrict access to image upload functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Integer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-190

CWE-680

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-1895

Affected Products

Instagram For Android

References · 9

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1895 · Security Note
• https://facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2020-1895 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-1895 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/true_secator/975 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/AlphaProxima17/status/1896913719017578882 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/thehackernews/855 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/1805 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/ckure/5628 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/2628 · Telegram Post