CVE-2018-6344 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00574.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Whatsapp	Whatsapp

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::iphone_os::*
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::windows_phone::*
	cpe:2.3:a:whatsapp:whatsapp::::::android::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-18102	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106365
https://googleprojectzero.blogspot.com/2018/12/adventures-in-video-conferencing-part-3.html

History

Tue, 06 May 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: facebook

Published: 2018-12-31T22:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-06T16:02:35.127Z

Reserved: 2018-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-6344

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:01:48.708Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-31T22:29:00.577

Modified: 2025-05-06T16:15:22.320

Link: CVE-2018-6344

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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