Vulnerability · Published Sep 22, 2022 · Assigned by facebook
CVE-2022-36934
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity heap buffer overflow in WhatsApp Business for Android from Meta. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.5% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.5%top 15.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
An integer overflow in WhatsApp could result in remote code execution in an established video call.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Meta | WhatsApp for iOS | unspecified – before 2.22.16.12 |
| Meta | WhatsApp Business for iOS | unspecified – before 2.22.16.12 |
| Meta | WhatsApp for Android | unspecified – before 2.22.16.12 |
| Meta | WhatsApp Business for Android | unspecified – before 2.22.16.12 |
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2022/ x_refsource_CONFIRM