CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-27492

Integer Underflow (Wrap or Wraparound)

Published: Sep 23, 2022 | Modified: May 22, 2025
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
root.io minimus.io echohq.com

An integer underflow in WhatsApp could have caused remote code execution when receiving a crafted video file.

Weakness

The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Whatsapp Whatsapp * 2.22.15.9 (excluding)
Whatsapp Whatsapp * 2.22.16.2 (excluding)

References