CVE-2019-17191
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2019-17191 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-10-05 02:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2021-07-21 11:39:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-863
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Signal | Private Messenger | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Signal | Private Messenger | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moxie Marlinspike on Twitter: "Thanks to Natalie for finding this! Worth noting that it was Android only, your phone would ring, display as a connected call, and log the completed call at the top of your conversation list. It’s not silently “enabling the microphone.” Also fixed.… https://t.co/boyOh6QzNO" | MISC | twitter.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Issue 1943 - project-zero - Project Zero - Monorail | MISC | bugs.chromium.org | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| Signal: Incoming call can be connected without user interaction | Hacker News | MISC | news.ycombinator.com | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.