WhatsApp fixes bug that let hackers take over app when answering a video call

guest · Oct 10, 2018

WhatsApp fixes bug that let hackers take over app when answering a video call
Bug only affects WhatsApp for Android and iOS, but the issue has been fixed this week
October 10, 2018
https://www.zdnet.com/article/whats...rs-take-over-app-when-answering-a-video-call/

Natalie Silvanovich, a security researcher with Google's Project Zero security research team, discovered the WhatsApp vulnerability at the end of August.

"Heap corruption can occur when the WhatsApp mobile application receives a malformed RTP packet," Silvanovich said in a bug report. "This issue can occur when a WhatsApp user accepts a call from a malicious peer."

WhatsApp fixed the issue in an update released this week. The company did not respond for a request for comment seeking more information on this vulnerability before this article's publication.
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https://twitter.com/taviso/status/1049734350751711233
Tavis Ormandy @taviso

This is a big deal. Just answering a call from an attacker could completely compromise WhatsApp.
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