High severity8.6OSV Advisory· Published Aug 29, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16132
CVE-2018-16132
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
2- Range: 0.1, 1.0, 1.0.2, …
- Range: <=2.29.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- seclists.org/bugtraq/2018/Aug/57nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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