The vulnerability allows hackers to use the bug on the user’s smartphone to take important data and also allows surveillance of user activity. “The bug can activate a stack-based buffer in the user's Whatsapp account by transmitting tampered MP4 folders. The problem was already breaking down the primary metadata of the MP4 files. This could lead to an RCE or DoS attack," says the Facebook advisory board on behalf of WhatsApp. About RCE Vulnerability- In an RCE hack, attackers purposely misuse a primitive code performance vulnerability to run the virus. RCE can have harmful results on a network—by urging the affected system to execute code performance, the attacker can conduct his performing. The threat also enables hackers to execute the attack without any kind of verification. Known as CVE-2019-11931, the vulnerability can be tracked using the same. It is not the first time that such an attack has occurred on Whatsapp, another similar RCE attack was discovered last month that allowed hackers to steal files from users' WhatsApp account using wicked Gifs.
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