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CVE-2018-17231 Details

Description

Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.14 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via an "Edit color palette" search that triggers an "index out of range" condition. NOTE: this issue is disputed by multiple third parties because the described attack scenario does not cross a privilege boundary

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/19/8 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/19/8 [email protected]ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-617Reachable Assertion[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
telegram telegram desktop
1.3.14

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram_desktop:1.3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

10 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-17231
NVD Published Date:
Sep 19, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-17231 Details - Not Deferred