WhatsApp bug allowing access to user content

A “double-free” bug in
WhatsApp lets attackers exploit it using a malicious GIF to access user
content, according to a blog post by a self-described technologist
and information security enthusiast that goes by the handle Awakened on GitHub.
An attacker would need to send the GIF via a messaging platform to a victim’s
device where the vulnerability is exploited and allows access to content once
the user opens the photo gallery to send any image.

Source: SC Magazine

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