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CVE-2018-16132
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2018-08-29 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-400
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.
Affected products
- Signal: through 2.29.0
References
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