CVE-2019-11419 — vcodec2_hls_filter in libvoipCodec_v7a

vcodec2_hls_filter in libvoipCodec_v7a.so in the WeChat application through 7.0.3 for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by replacing an emoji file (under the /sdcard/tencent/MicroMsg directory) with a crafted .wxgf file. The content of the

01What is this vulnerability?

vcodec2_hls_filter in libvoipCodec_v7a.so in the WeChat application through 7.0.3 for Android allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) by replacing an emoji file (under the /sdcard/tencent/MicroMsg directory) with a crafted .wxgf file. The content of the replacement must be derived from the phone's IMEI. The crash occurs upon receiving a message that contains the replaced…

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2019-05-14T18:03:36.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-04T22:55:40.833Z

09References

• awakened1712.github.io — https://awakened1712.github.io/hacking/hacking-wechat-dos/
• packetstormsecurity.com — http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152947/WeChat-7.0.4-Denial-Of-Service.html
• www.exploit-db.com — https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46853