CVE-2021-24043
mediumpriority · track · 36EPSS 0.011 · 65 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A missing bound check in RTCP flag parsing code prior to WhatsApp for Android v2.21.23.2, WhatsApp Business for Android v2.21.23.2, WhatsApp for iOS v2.21.230.6, WhatsApp Business for iOS 2.21.230.7, and WhatsApp Desktop v2.2145.0 could have allowed an out-of-bounds heap read if a user sent a malformed RTCP packet during an established call.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.4–9.1
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affected products (6)
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also known as (3)
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references (6)
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- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-24043cnnvd
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2021/cnnvd
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2022/cnnvd
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2021/enisa_euvd
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2021/Not ApplicableVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2022/Vendor Advisorynvd
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