CVE-2021-24043 — Out-of-bounds Read in Whatsapp

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read3 documents3 sources
Severity
9.1CRITICALNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WhatsappWhatsapp Business
Timeline
PublishedFeb 2
Latest updateFeb 8

Description

A missing bound check in RTCP flag parsing code prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.21.23.2, WhatsApp Business for Android v2.21.23.2, WhatsApp for iOS v2.21.230.6, WhatsApp Business for iOS 2.21.230.7, and WhatsApp Desktop v2.2145.0 could have allowed an out-of-bounds heap read if a user sent a malformed RTCP packet during an established call.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 5.2

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDwhatsapp/whatsapp_business2.21.23.2, 2.21.230.7+1
▶NVDwhatsapp/whatsapp2.21.23.2, 2.21.230.6, 2.2145.0+2

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-rxmh-549p-v6m7: A missing bound check in RTCP flag parsing code prior to WhatsApp for Android v2↗2022-02-08
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CVEList
CVE-2021-24043: A missing bound check in RTCP flag parsing code prior to WhatsApp for Android v2↗2022-02-02
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CVE-2021-24043 — Out-of-bounds Read in Whatsapp | cvebase