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CVE-2021-24042
published 2022-01-04

CVE-2021-24042: The calling logic for WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp…

PriorityP348critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
1.24%
65.5th percentile
The calling logic for WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.23, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.21.230, WhatsApp for KaiOS prior to v2.2143, WhatsApp Desktop prior to v2.2146 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write if a user makes a 1:1 call to a malicious actor.

Affected

10 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
facebookwhatsapp_business_for_android>= unspecified < v2.21.23v2.21.23
facebookwhatsapp_business_for_ios>= unspecified < v2.21.230v2.21.230
facebookwhatsapp_desktop>= unspecified < v2.2146v2.2146
facebookwhatsapp_for_android>= unspecified < v2.21.23v2.21.23
facebookwhatsapp_for_ios>= unspecified < v2.21.230v2.21.230
facebookwhatsapp_for_kaios>= unspecified < v2.2143v2.2143
whatsappwhatsapp< 2.21.232.21.23
whatsappwhatsapp< 2.21.2302.21.230
whatsappwhatsapp< 2.21432.2143
whatsappwhatsapp< 2.21462.2146

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.07.5HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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