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CVE-2018-6350
An out-of-bounds read was possible in WhatsApp due to incorrect parsing of RTP extension headers. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android…
Critical9.8EPSS 1.7%
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Description
An out-of-bounds read was possible in WhatsApp due to incorrect parsing of RTP extension headers. This issue affects WhatsApp for Android prior to 2.18.276, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to 2.18.99, WhatsApp for iOS prior to 2.18.100.6, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to 2.18.100.2, and WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to 2.18.224.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
Facebook · WhatsApp for Android
- affected 2.18.276
- affected unspecified – < 2.18.276
Facebook · WhatsApp Business for Android
- affected 2.18.99
- affected unspecified – < 2.18.99
- affected 2.18.100.6
- affected unspecified – < 2.18.100.6
Facebook · WhatsApp Business for iOS
- affected 2.18.100.2
- affected unspecified – < 2.18.100.2
Facebook · WhatsApp for Windows Phone
- affected 2.18.224
- affected unspecified – < 2.18.224
References (2)
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2018-6350/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 108803 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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