7.5
HIGH
CVE-2019-17191
Signal Android Call Hijacking Vulnerability
Description

The Signal Private Messenger application before 4.47.7 for Android allows a caller to force a call to be answered, without callee user interaction, via a connect message. The existence of the call is noticeable to the callee; however, the audio channel may be open before the callee can block eavesdropping.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 5, 2019, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 21, 2021, 11:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-17191 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Signal private_messenger
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-2019-17191.

URL Resource
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1943 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21161432 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://twitter.com/moxie/status/1180261210341511168 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-17191 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Jul. 21, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-20 CWE-863
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1943 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1943 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21161432 No Types Assigned https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21161432 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://twitter.com/moxie/status/1180261210341511168 No Types Assigned https://twitter.com/moxie/status/1180261210341511168 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-20
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:signal:private_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.47.7
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.42 }} 0.07%

score

0.74434

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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