WhatsApp patches remote code execution vulnerabilities

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WhatsApp patches critical security flaws

WhatsApp released security updates to fix two vulnerabilities in its Android and iOS apps that attackers could have exploited to execute remote code on vulnerable devices, The Hacker News reports.

The more severe of the two flaws — CVE-2022-36934 with a Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) score of 9.8 — relates to a critical integer overflow vulnerability that could result in remote code execution in an established video call.
 
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