CVE-2019-17192
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe WebRTC component in the Signal Private Messenger application through 4.47.7 for Android processes videoconferencing RTP packets before a callee chooses to answer a call, which might make it easier for remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via malformed packets. NOTE: the vendor plans to continue this behavior for performance reasons unless a WebRTC design change occurs
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe WebRTC component in Signal Android before 4.47.8 processes videoconferencing RTP packets before the callee accepts the incoming call. This allows malformed or malicious RTP packets to be parsed and processed by the receiving client even before the user answers, potentially causing denial of service or other unspecified impacts through specially crafted packets.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 4.47.7CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check Signal Android app versionOpen Signal Private Messenger, tap the profile icon, go to Settings > About > Version. Alternatively, check via Android Settings > Apps > Signal Private Messenger > VersionAffected if The displayed version number is 4.47.7 or lower (any version up to and including 4.47.7)
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Confirm the app handles video callsVerify that Signal is configured to allow video calls - this is the default behavior and required for the vulnerability to be relevantAffected if Video calling is enabled in Signal settings (default state) on a vulnerable version
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Check Android OS version as contextWhile not directly related to the CVE, verify the Android version by going to Settings > About Phone > Android version - this helps document the environmentAffected if No direct vulnerability indicator - this step provides environment context only
You are affected if Signal Private Messenger for Android is installed at version 4.47.7 or any earlier version, as these versions process RTP packets before the user answers incoming video calls.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate Signal Private Messenger for Android to version 4.47.8 or later. The vendor indicated this behavior was intentional for performance but has since patched the vulnerability.
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