Vulnerability in Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android
CVE-2023-38537
A race condition in a network transport subsystem led to a heap use-after-free issue in established or unsilenced incoming audio/video calls that could have resulted in app termination or unexpected control flow with very low probability.
EPSS: 0.001 (29.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C.
Affected products
- Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android — versions 0
- Facebook Whatsapp Business For Ios — versions 0
- Facebook Whatsapp Desktop For Mac — versions 0
- Facebook Whatsapp Desktop For Windows — versions 0
- Facebook Whatsapp For Android — versions 0
- Facebook Whatsapp For Ios — versions 0
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2023/ (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38537?
- CVE-2023-38537 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Facebook Whatsapp Business For Android, classified under CWE-416, CWE-366. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2023-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38537?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-38537 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.