What is CVE-2014-8688?

CVE-2014-8688 is a high-severity vulnerability in Telegram Messenger, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-14.

How severe is CVE-2014-8688?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Telegram Messenger

CVE-2014-8688

An issue was discovered in Telegram Messenger 2.6 for iOS and 1.8.2 for Android. Secret chat messages are available in cleartext in process memory and a .db file.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.013 (68.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Telegram Messenger — versions 2.6, 1.8.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8688?: CVE-2014-8688 is a high-severity vulnerability in Telegram Messenger, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2014-8688?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.