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CVE-2018-3986

Published: Jan 3, 2019

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

4.2

MEDIUM

Description

An exploitable information disclosure vulnerability exists in the "Secret Chats" functionality of the Telegram Android messaging application version 4.9.0. The "Secret Chats" functionality allows a user to delete all traces of a chat, either by using a time trigger or by direct request. There is a bug in this functionality that leaves behind photos taken and shared on the secret chats, even after the chats are deleted. These photos will be stored in the device and accessible to all applications installed on the Android device.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

Telegram

affected
Telegram Messaging Application for Android 4.9.0

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

References

106295
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