Insufficiently Protected Credentials Affecting telegram-desktop package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.22% (60th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-TELEGRAMDESKTOP-264692
  • published28 Sept 2018
  • disclosed28 Sept 2018

Introduced: 28 Sep 2018

CVE-2018-17613  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-522  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:unstable telegram-desktop.

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. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.16 alpha, when "Use proxy" is enabled, sends credentials and application data in cleartext over the SOCKS5 protocol.