5.3

CVE-2020-1901: facebook whatsapp for ios Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 5.3v3.1MediumModified
Published 06-10-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-1901 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in facebook whatsapp for ios. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.03%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-10-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Receiving a large text message containing URLs in WhatsApp for iOS prior to v2.20.91.4 could have caused the application to freeze while processing the message.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.03%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.03% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.03%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Facebook1 product
Whatsapp1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

1 links