CVE-2017-17715
Telegram MediaController Android Directory Traversal Vulnerability
Description
The saveFile method in MediaController.java in the Telegram Messenger application before 2017-12-08 for Android allows directory traversal via a pathname obtained in a file-transfer request from a remote peer, as demonstrated by writing to tgnet.dat or tgnet.dat.bak.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 16, 2017, 7:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:18 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-17715.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1470 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1470 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 04, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1470 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1470 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-22 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2017-12-08
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-17715 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-17715
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.14 }} -0.00%
score
0.50931
percentile