A heap corruption in WhatsApp can be caused by a malformed RTP packet being sent after a call is established. The vulnerability can be used to cause denial of service. It affects WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.18.293, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.18.93, and WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.172.
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
| Link | Tags |
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| https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/12/adventures-in-video-conferencing-part-3.html | third party advisory exploit |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106365 | vdb entry third party advisory |