Telegram Desktop 0.10.19 Permission HOME/.TelegramDesktop information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Telegram Desktop 0.10.19. This impacts an unknown function of the file HOME/.TelegramDesktop of the component Permission. The manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-10351. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Telegram Desktop 0.10.19. Affected is an unknown function of the file HOME/.TelegramDesktop of the component Permission. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Telegram Desktop 0.10.19 uses 0755 permissions for $HOME/.TelegramDesktop, which allows local users to obtain sensitive authentication information via standard filesystem operations.

The bug was discovered 11/23/2016. The weakness was presented 05/01/2017 (Website). The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-10351 since 04/30/2017. Local access is required to approach this attack. The successful exploitation requires a authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 158 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/23/2016 🔍
04/30/2017 +158 days 🔍
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05/01/2017 +1 days 🔍
05/01/2017 +0 days 🔍
12/02/2022 +2041 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 2666
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-10351 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10351
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100758
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10351 - Telegram Desktop - Telegram Desktop - Low

Entryinfo

Created: 05/01/2017 10:48
Updated: 12/02/2022 15:24
Changes: 05/01/2017 10:48 (57), 09/22/2020 16:17 (3), 12/02/2022 15:24 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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