What is CVE-2016-10351?

CVE-2016-10351 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Telegram Desktop, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2016-10351?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Telegram Desktop

CVE-2016-10351

Telegram Desktop 0.10.19 uses 0755 permissions for $HOME/.TelegramDesktop, which allows local users to obtain sensitive authentication information via standard filesystem operations.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Telegram_desktop — versions 0.10.19
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-10351?: CVE-2016-10351 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Telegram Desktop, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2016-10351?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.