ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2019-3568: WhatsApp VOIP Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Facts
VendorMeta Platforms
ProductWhatsApp
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV19 Apr 2022
CISA federal deadline10 May 2022
Weakness (CWE)CWE-122

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description (NVD)

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.

SOURCES

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Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.