What is CVE-2020-1906?

CVE-2020-1906 is a high-severity vulnerability in Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2020-1906?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android

CVE-2020-1906

A buffer overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.20.130 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.20.46 could have allowed an out-of-bounds write when processing malformed local videos with E-AC-3 audio streams.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android — versions 2.20.46, unspecified
Facebook Whatsapp For Android — versions 2.20.130, unspecified
Whatsapp
Whatsapp Whatsapp_business

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve-assign@fb.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1906?: CVE-2020-1906 is a high-severity vulnerability in Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2020-1906?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.