CVE-2017-17715 (GCVE-0-2017-17715)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-12-16 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 20:59
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Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
mitre CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard E 28/100 over 2290 records in the last 180 days details
References
Date Public
2017-12-16 00:00
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