QID 630755

Date Published: 2021-11-25

QID 630755: Telegram For Android Insufficient Information Vulnerability

The Telegram application 7.5.0 through 7.8.0 for Android does not properly implement image self-destruction, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-16248. After approximately two to four uses of the self-destruct feature, there is a misleading UI indication that an image was deleted (on both the sender and recipient sides). The images are still present in the /Storage/Emulated/0/Telegram/Telegram Image/ directory.

On successful exploitation, it could allow an attacker to execute code.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Medium - 3.3 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Low - 2.1 severity.
    • Solution
    Upgrade to the latest packages which contain a patch. Refer to CVE-2021-41861 to address this issue and obtain more information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 630755

    CVE-2021-41861 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    CVE-2021-41861 Android URL Logo nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41861
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