CVE-2023-38537 (GCVE-0-2023-38537)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-04 19:09 – Updated: 2024-09-19 15:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-19 15:27 UTC
CWE
References
1 reference
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|---|---|
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Impacted products
6 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WhatsApp Desktop for Mac |
Affected:
0 , < 2.2338.12
(semver)
|
guessed | ||
| WhatsApp Desktop for Windows |
Affected:
0 , < 2.2320.2
(semver)
|
guessed | ||
| WhatsApp Business for iOS |
Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
guessed | ||
| WhatsApp for iOS |
Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
guessed | ||
| WhatsApp Business for Android |
Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
guessed | ||
| WhatsApp for Android |
Affected:
0 , < 2.23.10.77
(semver)
|
guessed |
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