CVE-2018-17231

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    CVE-2018-17231

    Published: 19 Sept 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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

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

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 45c1427f912adda4145a0040126c56fe4751e789
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.3.14

    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