CVE-2018-17231 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published 19 Sep 2018 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Attackers can cause Telegram Desktop to crash via a specific search input, though the issue is disputed as it does not cross privilege boundaries.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-17231?

CVE-2018-17231 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.14 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via an "Edit color palette" search that triggers an "index out of range" condition. NOTE: this issue is disputed by multiple third parties because the described attack scenario does not cross a privilege boundary

Weakness: CWE-617

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-17231?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Telegram Telegram Desktop.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17231?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-17231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2018-17231 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-17231 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17231, GHSA-fh6g-c662-cccm.