CVE-2016-10351 Information disclosure in n/a
Local attackers can read sensitive authentication data from Telegram Desktop due to insecure file permissions on the configuration directory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-10351?
CVE-2016-10351 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Telegram Desktop 0.10.19 uses 0755 permissions for $HOME/.TelegramDesktop, which allows local users to obtain sensitive authentication information via standard filesystem operations.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10351?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Telegram Desktop Telegram Desktop.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10351?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2016-10351 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10351 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10351, GHSA-5rqw-447c-m8hm.