ubuntu-cve-2018-17613
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-09-28 10:29
Modified
2025-10-24 04:47
Summary
Details

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

Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
medium
References
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          {
            "binary_name": "telegram-desktop",
            "binary_version": "1.2.17-1"
          }
        ]
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      },
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      },
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        "3.1.1+ds-1~ubuntu20.04.1"
      ]
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      },
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      ],
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        "3.6.1+ds-2build1"
      ]
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.16 alpha, when \"Use proxy\" is enabled, sends credentials and application data in cleartext over the SOCKS5 protocol.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17613",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:47:13Z",
  "published": "2018-09-28T10:29:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17613"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/280"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.inputzero.io/2018/09/telegram-share-password-in-cleartext.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17613"
    }
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  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "medium",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2018-17613"
  ]
}



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