An input validation issue affected WhatsApp Desktop versions prior to 0.3.3793 which allows malicious clients to send files to users that would be displayed with a wrong extension.
Published 2019-07-16 21:15:12
Updated 2019-10-09 23:49:16
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Vulnerability category: Input validation

Products affected by CVE-2019-3571

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-3571

0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 35 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-3571

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.0
MEDIUM AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
10.0
2.9
NIST
5.3
MEDIUM CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
3.9
1.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2019-3571

  • The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product prepares a structured message for communication with another component, but encoding or escaping of the data is either missing or done incorrectly. As a result, the intended structure of the message is not preserved.
    Assigned by: cve-assign@fb.com (Secondary)
  • The product does not properly handle when an input contains Unicode encoding.
    Assigned by: cve-assign@fb.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2019-3571

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