Interesting article that Google Project Zero security researcher Natalie Silvanovich found a critical vulnerability in WhatsApp messenger that could have allowed hackers to remotely take full control of your WhatsApp just by video calling you over the messaging app.
The vulnerability is a memory heap overflow issue which is triggered when a user receives a specially crafted malformed RTP packet via a video call request, which results in the corruption error and crashing the WhatsApp mobile app.
Since the vulnerability affect RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol) implementation of Whatsapp, the flaw affects Android and iOS apps, but not WhatsApp Web that relies on WebRTC for video calls.
https://thehackernews.com/2018/10/hack-whatsapp-account-chats.html
Haitao Huang says
The vulnerability is a reminiscence heap overflow subject which is triggered when a person receives a specifically crafted malformed RTP packet by way of a video name request, which leads to the corruption error and crashing the WhatsApp cell app.
Ruby(Qianru) Yang says
True, social engineering awareness is so important for daily life.
Yingyan Wang says
It is a good article to show how easy the social media app will impact users. Those popular app should pay attention to secure users’ account information and release appropriate patch in a timely manner.