9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2018-6339
WhatsApp Android Stack Buffer Overflow Remotely Executable Memory Corruption
Description

When receiving calls using WhatsApp on Android, a stack allocation failed to properly account for the amount of data being passed in. An off-by-one error meant that data was written beyond the allocated space on the stack. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android starting in version 2.18.180 and was fixed in version 2.18.295. It also affects WhatsApp Business for Android starting in version v2.18.103 and was fixed in version v2.18.150.

INFO

Published Date :

June 14, 2019, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:41 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6339 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Whatsapp whatsapp
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2018-6339/ Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-6339 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Facebook, Inc. CWE-121
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 17, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2018-6339/ No Types Assigned https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2018-6339/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:business:android:*:* versions from (including) 2.18.103 up to (excluding) 2.18.150 *cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions from (including) 2.18.180 up to (excluding) 2.18.295
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.19 }} 0.00%

score

0.55227

percentile

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