FKIE_CVE-2022-36934

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2022-09-22 22:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 04:54
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
An integer overflow in WhatsApp could result in remote code execution in an established video call.
References
cve-assign@fb.comhttps://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2022/Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2022/Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
whatsapp whatsapp *
whatsapp whatsapp *
whatsapp whatsapp_business *
whatsapp whatsapp_business *
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