Vulnerability · Published Oct 4, 2023 · Assigned by facebook
CVE-2023-38538
Medium 5.0
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in WhatsApp Business for Android from Facebook. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 85.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A race condition in an event subsystem led to a heap use-after-free issue in established audio/video calls that could have resulted in app termination or unexpected control flow with very low probability.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp Desktop for Mac | 0 – before 2.2338.12 | |
| WhatsApp Desktop for Windows | 0 – before 2.2320.2 | |
| WhatsApp Business for iOS | 0 – before 2.23.10.77 | |
| WhatsApp for iOS | 0 – before 2.23.10.77 | |
| WhatsApp Business for Android | 0 – before 2.23.10.77 | |
| WhatsApp for Android | 0 – before 2.23.10.77 |
References
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2023/ x_refsource_CONFIRM