CVE-2018-15542
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CVE-2018-15542 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in the org.telegram.messenger application 4.8.11 for Android. The Passcode feature allows authentication bypass via runtime manipulation that forces a certain method's return value to true. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in the org.telegram.messenger application 4.8.11 for Android. The Passcode feature allows authentication bypass via runtime manipulation that forces a certain method's return value to true. In other words, an attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary passcode. NOTE: the vendor indicates that this is not an attack of interest within the context of their threat model, which excludes Android devices on which rooting has occurred
Metrics
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Telegram | Telegram | 4.8.11 |
References
- https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/18d0f692a2485acfb5693e2f6dabeb5dThird Party Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/tanprathan/18d0f692a2485acfb5693e2f6dabeb5dThird Party Advisory
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