CVE-2021-31323 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can trigger a heap buffer overflow in Telegram clients via malicious animated stickers, potentially leading to code execution or memory disclosure.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-31323?

CVE-2021-31323 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Telegram Android <7.1.0 (2090), Telegram iOS <7.1, and Telegram macOS <7.1 are affected by a Heap Buffer Overflow in the LottieParserImpl::parseDashProperty function of their custom fork of the rlottie library. A remote attacker might be able to access heap memory out-of-bounds on a victim device via a malicious animated sticker.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-31323?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Telegram Telegram.

How do I fix CVE-2021-31323?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-31323 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2021-31323 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-31323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7fqj-v4vw-h2vm.

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