High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 16, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-17715
CVE-2017-17715
Description
The saveFile method in MediaController.java in the Telegram Messenger application before 2017-12-08 for Android allows directory traversal via a pathname obtained in a file-transfer request from a remote peer, as demonstrated by writing to tgnet.dat or tgnet.dat.bak.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*Range: <2017-12-08
- Range: <2017-12-08
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detailnvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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