CVE-2019-11927

HIGH

7.8

CVSS Score

Published: September 27, 2019 at 08:14 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:13 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorWhatsApp

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Severity

HIGH7.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.9%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

WhatsApp · Whatsapp

95%

v < 2.19.100v < 2.19.143v < 2.9.143

Affected range stops below 2.19.100, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.19.143, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 2.9.143, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11927

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: REQUIRED
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-190

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