Vulnerability · Published Oct 6, 2020 · Assigned by facebook
CVE-2020-1901
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in WhatsApp for iOS from Facebook. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Receiving a large text message containing URLs in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.91.4 could have caused the application to freeze while processing the message.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp for iOS | 2.20.91.4unspecified – before 2.20.91.4 |
Weakness: CWE-400
References
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2020/ x_refsource_CONFIRM