WhatsApp could also be victim to the exploit on Lollipop, though it’s possible the latest version of Android hasn’t yet been tested. The students demonstrated the act on a screencast video, and noted that they’ve tested it on WhatsApp versions 2.11.431 and 2.11.432, and that it’s known to affect any Android device up to Android 4.4 KitKat. In a group message setting, it would force the affected individuals to remove themselves from the group. ![]() ![]() While some may only think of the exploit as a tool for trolling and pranking your friends, this exploit effectively allows you to wipe anyone’s archived chat history with you. Attempting to go back into the message thread will cause another force close, so the only way to rectify the issue is to completely delete the entire conversation. Unfortunately the horror doesn’t simply end at the initial crash. ![]() ![]() The latest is demonstrated by Indian research students Indrajeet Bhuyan and Saurav Kar, who showed how a simple text message with 2,000 characters - about 2KB worth of data - could crash whomever’s app it’s sent to. As much as WhatsApp has done to improve security and reliability of their globally-used messaging platform, the company still always finds itself dealing with problematic exploits.
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