WhatsApp, njengezinye ii -apps ze-smartphone ezinje ngeTelegram kunye ne-Snapchat, ayixolelwanga ekuhluphekeni kwimingxunya ethile yokhuseleko ebeka esichengeni idatha yabasebenzisi bayo. Oku kuye kwabonakala kwixesha elidlulileyo, nangoku, elijongana nenye ingxaki enokuthi ichaphazele ubumfihlo kwinani labantu elingachazwanga.
Ingxaki entsha ye-WhatsApp eyenzeka namhlanje inento yokwenza nayo Iifayile ze-MP4 ezinobungozi. Oku kwaziswe ngokusesikweni nguFacebook, ke sele kuyaphandwa kwaye kungekudala izophela.
Ngokwenkcukacha, ngokoko kutyhiliweyo, I-MP4 inokuvula itekisi ngokuthumela ifayile ye-MP4 eyenziwe ngokukodwa. Umntu onokuthi ahlasele i-hacker angafaka ikhowudi ngokucazulula isiseko semetadata yefayile yeMP4 enokubangela i-DoS (ukwaliwa kohlaselo lwenkonzo) okanye inokuqalisa ukuphunyezwa kwekhowudi ekude. Awudingi naluphi na uqinisekiso ukwenza uhlaselo ukude. Inkampani ihlele ukuba sesichengeni 'Kubalulekile' ngenxa yeziphumo ezimandundu ezinokubangelwa ukuba umntu usebenzisa kakubi ikroba.
I-bug ebalulekileyo ifumaneka kwiinguqulelo ze-WhatsApp ngaphambi kwe-2.19.274 kwiinguqulelo ze-Android kunye ne-iOS ngaphambi kwe-2.19.100. Ngokufanayo, ingxaki ikhona kwiinguqulelo zabaxumi beShishini 2.25.3 nangaphambili; Iinguqulelo zeWindows zibandakanyiwe nangaphambi kwe-2.18.368; Ishishini lwenguqulo ye-Android 2.19.104 nangaphambili; Ishishini kwiinguqulelo ze-iOS ngaphambi kwe-2.19.100.
Abagculi banokufaka i-malware okanye nayiphi na ikhowudi ecacileyo enokuba nayo ilalanise idatha kunye nolwazi olubalulekileyo lwabasebenzisi abahlukeneyo. Inokuba ngumnyango ongasemva weenjongo zokujonga. Nangona kunjalo, ingxaki yafunyanwa liqela langaphakathi kwaye khange ivezwe ngumphandi okanye mhlalutyi. Kodwa akukho mntu waziyo ukuba umntu othile ebenokuyisebenzisa ukubamba idatha.
Siyathemba ukuba inkampani ikhupha uhlaziyo olukhawulezileyo lokuchwetheza ibug. Umba unokuqwalaselwa phantsi kwekhowudi 'CVE-2019-11931'.
