Check Point Advisories

WhatsApp For Android Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-11932)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2019-1331
Date Published: 7 Oct 2019
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Sunday 29 December, 2019
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2019-11932
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? WhatsApp for Android before 2.19.244
Vulnerability Description A use after free vulnerability exists in WhatsApp for android. A remote, unauthenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted gif file to a target. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the affected system.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the WhatsApp For Android Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-11932) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  WhatsApp For Android Remote Code Execution (CVE-2019-11932)

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