VDB-136505 · CVE-2018-6349 · BID 108804

Facebook WhatsApp up to 2.18 on Android Call memory corruption

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Facebook WhatsApp up to 2.18 on Android (Social Network Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Call Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

When receiving calls using WhatsApp for Android, a missing size check when parsing a sender-provided packet allowed for a stack-based overflow. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android prior to 2.18.248 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to 2.18.132.

The weakness was published 06/14/2019 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-6349 since 01/26/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/26/2018 🔍
06/14/2019 +504 days 🔍
06/15/2019 +1 days 🔍
10/05/2023 +1573 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-6349 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6349
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-136505
SecurityFocus: 108804

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/15/2019 12:50 PM
Updated: 10/05/2023 11:51 AM
Changes: 06/15/2019 12:50 PM (57), 06/24/2020 02:58 PM (1), 10/05/2023 11:51 AM (4)
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