Security Advisory
CVE-2018-16132
8.6
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
The image rendering component (createGenericPreview) of the Open Whisper Signal app through 2.29.0 for iOS fails to check for unreasonably large images before manipulating received images. This allows for a large image sent to a user to exhaust all available memory when the image is displayed, resulting in a forced restart of the device.
Published Date
August 29, 2018
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory