CVE-2019-3568

Status: AnalyzedCritical (9.8)⚠ Active exploitation

A buffer overflow vulnerability in WhatsApp VOIP stack allowed remote code execution via specially crafted series of RTCP packets sent to a target phone number. 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.

CVSS

Version: 3.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Base score: 9.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 30%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 98
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

CISA KEV — actively exploited

Added to catalog: 4/19/2022
Remediation due date: 5/10/2022
Known ransomware use: Unknown

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

ExploitationT1190 Exploit Public-Facing Applicationinitial access95 %
Primary impactT1059 Command and Scripting Interpreterexecution90 %
Secondary impactT1499 Endpoint Denial of Serviceimpact45 %

Buffer overflow en stack VOIP accesible remotamente sin autenticación (CVSS AV:N/PR:N) permite RCE; la pista sugiere T1190 confirmado por vector y CWE-787 (desbordamiento de buffer en escritura).

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account Management Filter Network Traffic Vulnerability Scanning Restrict Web-Based Content Network Segmentation Limit Software Installation

Affected technologies (2)

Whatsapp — Whatsapp Whatsapp — Whatsapp Business

CWEs

CWE-122
CWE-787

References

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