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    CVE-2018-17231

    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

    Published:Sep 19, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Sep 19, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00334
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Telegram
    Product
    Telegram Desktop

    Exploits

    https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/19/8https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/09/19/8

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-617 Reachable Assertion

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    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