Improper Input Validation The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package telegram-desktop  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-TELEGRAMDESKTOP-5697014
  • published6 May 2020
  • disclosed1 May 2020

Introduced: 1 May 2020

CVE-2020-12474  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

Amendment

The Debian security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Debian:13.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream telegram-desktop package and not the telegram-desktop package as distributed by Debian.

Telegram Desktop through 2.0.1, Telegram through 6.0.1 for Android, and Telegram through 6.0.1 for iOS allow an IDN Homograph attack via Punycode in a public URL or a group chat invitation URL.