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TI-2018-11532 Aliases CVE-2018-16132GHSA-qqwm-p976-w7mm

The image rendering component (createGenericPreview) of the Open Whisper Signal app…

Priority LOW 39CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01085 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:signal:signal:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:*up to 2.29.0VulnerableSignal
  • cpe:2.3:a:signal:signal:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions up to 2.29.0 Vulnerable ·Signal

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16132
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qqwm-p976-w7mm

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-05154 Signal App Biometric Authentication missing critical step in authentication CVSS 4.0LOW 1.0
  • TI-2022-11105 The Signal app before 5.34 for iOS allows URI spoofing via RTLO injection. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-07005 The Open Whisper Signal app before 2.23.2 for iOS allows physically proximate attackers… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
  • TI-2020-04681 Signal Private Messenger Android v4.59.0 and up and iOS v3.8.1.5 and up allows a remote… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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