CVE-2018-3988

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    CVE-2018-3988

    Published: 10 Dec 2018Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Signal Messenger for Android 4.24.8 may expose private information when using "disappearing messages." If a user uses the photo feature available in the "attach file" menu, then Signal will leave the picture in its own cache directory, which is available to any application on the system.

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106207, https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0656

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 1028da116f6c9ef56d039cfdf3aeb90f3f57344a
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    4.24.8

    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
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