WhatsApp identifies new holes, warns of malicious MP4 file

NEW DELHI: WhatsApp has identified a vulnerability that could have been exploited through a malicious MP4 file. India’s computer Emergency Response Team (Cert-in) described the vulnerability’s severity rating as “high” and has advised users to update to the latest version of WhatsApp.

The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2019-11931, affected both Android and iOs systems but it is unclear if any users were impacted. The company has rolled out a security update.

“WhatsApp is constantly working to improve the security of our service. We make public reports on potential issues we have fixed consistent with industry best practices. In this instance, there is no reason to believe users were impacted,” WhatsApp said in a statement on Sunday.