Facebook WhatsApp Messenger on Android/iOS/Windows Phone/Tizen VoIP Stack SRTCP Packet memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Facebook WhatsApp Messenger on Android/iOS/Windows Phone/Tizen (Messaging Software) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component VoIP Stack. The manipulation as part of a SRTCP Packet leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The bug was discovered 05/13/2019. The weakness was disclosed 05/13/2019 with Facebook as CVE-2019-3568 as confirmed advisory (Facebook). The advisory is shared for download at facebook.com. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-3568 since 01/02/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $5k-$25k (estimation calculated on 06/13/2020). This vulnerability has a historic impact due to its background and reception. The advisory points out:
A buffer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp VOIP stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of SRTCP packets sent to a target phone number.
It is declared as highly functional. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $25k-$100k.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
nytimes.com is providing further details.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.2
VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Access: Private
Status: Highly functional
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Timeline
01/02/2019 🔍05/13/2019 🔍
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Sources
Advisory: CVE-2019-3568Organization: Facebook
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2019-3568 (🔍)
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entry
Created: 05/14/2019 11:33 AMUpdated: 06/13/2020 08:51 AM
Changes: (2) vulnerability_discoverydate source_cve_assigned
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