CVE-2020-27853
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.039 · 90 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Wire before 2020-10-16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a format string. This affects Wire AVS (Audio, Video, and Signaling) 5.3 through 6.x before 6.4, the Wire Secure Messenger application before 3.49.918 for Android, and the Wire Secure Messenger application before 3.61 for iOS. This occurs via the value parameter to sdp_media_set_lattr in peerflow/sdp.c.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
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affected products (10)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- wire wire - audio, video, and signaling5.3 → 6.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:wire:wire_-_audio\,_video\,_and_signaling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://github.security.telekom.com/2020/11/wire-secure-messenger-format-string-vulnerability.htmlcnnvd
- https://github.com/wireapp/wire-audio-video-signaling/issues/23#issuecomment-710075689cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-27853cnnvd
- http://github.security.telekom.com/2020/11/wire-secure-messenger-format-string-vulnerability.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/wireapp/wire-audio-video-signaling/issues/23#issuecomment-710075689enisa_euvd
- http://github.security.telekom.com/2020/11/wire-secure-messenger-format-string-vulnerability.htmlExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/wireapp/wire-audio-video-signaling/issues/23#issuecomment-710075689ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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