CVE-2018-6344

CVSS V2 Medium 5 CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
A heap corruption in WhatsApp can be caused by a malformed RTP packet being sent after a call is established. The vulnerability can be used to cause denial of service. It affects WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.18.293, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.18.93, and WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.172.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2018-6344
  • Assigner
  • cve-assign@fb.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2018-12-31T22:29:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2020-09-18T16:51:58
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-787 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/787.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* 1 OR 2.18.93
cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:windows_phone:*:* 1 OR 2.18.172
cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* 1 OR 2.18.293
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 5
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Base Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/12/adventures-in-video-conferencing-part-3.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106365 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6344
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6344
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 17:14:12 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-03 15:55:27 2018-12-31T22:29Z 2018-12-31T22:29:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-03 15:55:27 2020-09-18T16:51:58 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-03 15:55:27 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated