CVE-2018-3986 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2018-3986 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 03/01/2019 | CVE Updated: 05/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2018
Source: talos | Vendor: n/a | Product: Telegram
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2018-3986 Description

An exploitable information disclosure vulnerability exists in the "Secret Chats" functionality of the Telegram Android messaging application version 4.9.0. The "Secret Chats" functionality allows a user to delete all traces of a chat, either by using a time trigger or by direct request. There is a bug in this functionality that leaves behind photos taken and shared on the secret chats, even after the chats are deleted. These photos will be stored in the device and accessible to all applications installed on the Android device.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: n/a
Vector: n/a

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Exposure of Private Information
Source: n/a

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).