CVE-2019-11931
A stack-based buffer overflow could be triggered in WhatsApp by sending a specially crafted MP4 file to a WhatsApp user. The issue was…
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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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.2% · top 31% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
Affected products
Facebook · WhatsApp for Android
- affected 2.19.274
- affected unspecified – < 2.19.274
- affected 2.19.100
- affected unspecified – < 2.19.100
Facebook · WhatsApp for Windows Phone
- affected unspecified – ≤ 2.18.368
Facebook · WhatsApp Enterprise Client
- affected 2.25.3
- affected unspecified – < 2.25.3
Facebook · WhatsApp Business for Android
- affected 2.19.104
- affected unspecified – < 2.19.104
Facebook · WhatsApp Business for iOS
- affected 2.19.100
- affected unspecified – < 2.19.100
References (1)
- https://www.facebook.com/security/advisories/cve-2019-11931 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)
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- 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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