CVE-2019-11927 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2019-11927

An integer overflow in WhatsApp media parsing libraries allows a...

Vulnerability Description

An integer overflow in WhatsApp media parsing libraries allows a remote attacker to perform an out-of-bounds write on the heap via specially-crafted EXIF tags in WEBP images. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android before version 2.19.143 and WhatsApp for iOS before version 2.19.100.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

WhatsApp for Android, WhatsApp for iOS
Vulnerable Versions:
before version 2.19.143, before version 2.19.100

Timeline

Official Publish: September 27th, 2019
Last Modified: August 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)