Facebook WhatsApp on iOS/Android Video Call heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Facebook WhatsApp on iOS/Android. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Video Call Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-36934. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Facebook WhatsApp on iOS/Android (Social Network Software) (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Video Call Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An integer overflow in WhatsApp could result in remote code execution in an established video call.

The weakness was shared 09/23/2022. The advisory is shared for download at whatsapp.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-36934 since 07/27/2022. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/28/2025).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

07/27/2022 🔍
09/23/2022 +58 days 🔍
09/23/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/28/2025 +977 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: whatsapp.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-36934 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-36934
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-209344
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704

Entryinfo

Created: 09/23/2022 07:54
Updated: 05/28/2025 01:24
Changes: 09/23/2022 07:54 (21), 09/23/2022 07:55 (19), 10/22/2022 14:03 (11), 05/28/2025 01:24 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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