CVE-2020-1910 Memory corruption in WhatsApp Business for Android
A missing bounds check in WhatsApp for Android allows out-of-bounds read and write via crafted images, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1910?
CVE-2020-1910 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in WhatsApp Business for Android, published on 2 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A missing bounds check in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.1.13 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.1.13 could have allowed out-of-bounds read and write if a user applied specific image filters to a specially crafted image and sent the resulting image.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1910?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Whatsapp Whatsapp, Whatsapp Whatsapp Business.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1910?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1910 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-1910 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1910 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in WhatsApp Business for Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xwv3-xrx8-63rf.