CVE-2019-11927
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.009 · 61 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–7.8
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affected products (4)
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references (5)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-11927cnnvd
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11927cnnvd
- https://www.whatsapp.comPatchcnnvd
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11927enisa_euvd
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11927Third Party Advisorynvd
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