CVE-2020-1903
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
An issue when unzipping docx, pptx, and xlsx documents in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.61 and WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.20.61 could have resulted in an out-of-memory denial of service. This issue would have required the receiver to explicitly open the attachment if it was received from a number not in the receiver's WhatsApp contacts.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-1903
- Assigner
- cve-assign@fb.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-10-06T18:15:15
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-10-19T15:41:31
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.20.61 | |
| cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp_business:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* | 1 | OR | 2.20.61 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/ | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1903 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-1903 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:23:18 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-04 23:47:33 | 2020-10-06T18:15Z | 2020-10-06T18:15:15 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-04 23:47:33 | 2020-10-19T15:41:31 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-04 23:47:33 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |