Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 27, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-27853
CVE-2020-27853
Description
Wire before 2020-10-16 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a format string. This affects Wire AVS (Audio, Video, and Signaling) 5.3 through 6.x before 6.4, the Wire Secure Messenger application before 3.49.918 for Android, and the Wire Secure Messenger application before 3.61 for iOS. This occurs via the value parameter to sdp_media_set_lattr in peerflow/sdp.c.
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Affected products
9- cpe:2.3:a:wire:wire_-_audio\,_video\,_and_signaling:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: >=5.3,<6.4
cpe:2.3:a:wire:wire_secure_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wire:wire_secure_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*range: <3.49.918
- cpe:2.3:a:wire:wire_secure_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*range: <3.61
- Wire/AVSdescription
- Range: before 3.49.918 (Android), before 3.61 (iOS)
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.security.telekom.com/2020/11/wire-secure-messenger-format-string-vulnerability.htmlnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/wireapp/wire-audio-video-signaling/issues/23nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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