CVE-2019-11931

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

1%p67

Published

Nov 14, 2019 (Nov 14, 2019)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow could be triggered in WhatsApp by sending a specially crafted MP4 file to a WhatsApp user. The issue was present in parsing the elementary stream metadata of an MP4 file and could result in a DoS or RCE. This affects Android versions prior to 2.19.274, iOS versions prior to 2.19.100, Enterprise Client versions prior to 2.25.3, Business for Android versions prior to 2.19.104 and Business for iOS versions prior to 2.19.100.

Vendors: whatsapp
Products: whatsapp, whatsapp business, whatsapp enterprise client
Weakness: CWE-121, CWE-787
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.2%)

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