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.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-6339
.
URL | Resource |
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https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2018-6339/ | Third Party Advisory |
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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
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6339
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6339
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
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0.19 }} 0.00%
score
0.55227
percentile