Buffer overflow in Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android
CVE-2020-1886
A buffer overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.11 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.2 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write via a specially crafted video stream after receiving and answering a malicious video c…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.012 (65.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android — versions 2.20.2, unspecified
- Facebook Whatsapp For Android — versions 2.20.11, unspecified
- Whatsapp Whatsapp_business
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve-assign@fb.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1886?
- CVE-2020-1886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2020-09-03.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1886?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-1886 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.