CVE-2017-17715
The saveFile method in MediaController.java in the Telegram Messenger application before 2017-12-08 for Android allows directory traversal via a pathname obtained in a file-transfer request from a remote peer, as demonstrated by writing to tgnet.dat or tgnet.dat.bak.
Published:Dec 16, 2017
Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
EPS:Dec 16, 2017
EPSS Score:0.00527
CVSS Score:8.8
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Telegram
Product
Telegram Messenger
Telegram
Telegram Messenger
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
