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CVE-2018-15542

An issue was discovered in the org.telegram.messenger application 4.8.11 for Android. The Passcode feature allows authentication bypass via runtime manipulation that forces a certain method's return value to true. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary passcode. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes Android devices on which rooting has occurred

Published

2018-10-09T17:29:01.427

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:51:02.420

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.4 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-287
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application telegram telegram 4.8.11 Yes
References