CVE-2019-3568
Facebook · published 2019-05-14
Source record Collected from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
CISA lists this CVE as known exploited (added 2022-04-19).
- CISA's name for it: WhatsApp VOIP Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
- CISA's description: A buffer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp VOIP stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of RTCP packets sent to a target phone number.
- Known ransomware campaign use, per CISA: Unknown
Source: CISA KEV catalog (CC0 1.0).
Description
Description by Facebook, Inc. via the CVE Program.
A buffer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp VOIP stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of RTCP packets sent to a target phone number. The issue affects WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.19.134, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.19.44, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.19.51, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.19.51, WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.348, and WhatsApp for Tizen prior to v2.18.15.
Status at the source
- NVD status: Analyzed
Affected products, as the source lists them
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp for Android | 2.19.134: affected unspecified – before 2.19.134: affected | |
| WhatsApp Business for Android | 2.19.44: affected unspecified – before 2.19.134: affected | |
| WhatsApp for iOS | 2.19.51: affected unspecified – before 2.19.51: affected | |
| WhatsApp Business for iOS | 2.19.51: affected unspecified – before 2.19.51: affected | |
| WhatsApp for Windows Phone | 2.18.348: affected unspecified – before 2.18.348: affected | |
| WhatsApp for Tizen | 2.18.15: affected unspecified – before 2.18.15: affected |
Products named in NVD's CPE match criteria (2)
cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:tizen:*:*cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
DeSpy has not checked any unit, hardware revision or firmware. A product missing here is not a statement that it is unaffected.
Scores, as their sources published them
- CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICAL — as published by NIST (Primary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CRITICAL — as published by CISA-ADP (Secondary)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HIGH — as published by NIST (Primary)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - SSVC — CISA's assessment (SSVC 2.0.3, CISA Coordinator): Exploitation: active · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
DeSpy does not score records. These are the sources' own values.
Weaknesses
Sources
References the source lists
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108329
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108329
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-3568
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-3568
Source dates: published 2019-05-14, last changed 2026-06-17. DeSpy's copy of this version is dated 2026-09-28.
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