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WhatsApp voice calls contained a buffer-overflow vulnerability that was used to install spyware [CVE-2019-3568]

Posted by DrStone
Tags: security, ios, android, facebook, whatsapp, windows phone, malware, vulnerabilities, zero day, phones.smart, author.iain thomson, source.theregister
https://www.theregister.com/2019/05/14/whatsapp_zero_day/

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Title
It's 2019 and a WhatsApp call can hack a phone: Zero-day exploit infects mobes with spyware
Published
May 14 2019
Word count
1008 words

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  1. DrStone
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    freshly secured versions of WhatsApp were pushed out to users on Monday

    “The issue affects WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.19.134, WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.19.44, WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.19.51, WhatsApp Business for iOS prior to v2.19.51, WhatsApp for Windows Phone prior to v2.18.348, and WhatsApp for Tizen prior to v2.18.15.”

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