UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17448

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-17448
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17448.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17448
Upstream
Published
2020-08-11T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:48:38Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

Telegram Desktop through 2.1.13 allows a spoofed file type to bypass the Dangerous File Type Execution protection mechanism, as demonstrated by use of the chat window with a filename that lacks an extension.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / telegram-desktop

Package

Name
telegram-desktop
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/telegram-desktop@1.2.17-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.1.23-1
1.1.23-1build1
1.1.23-2
1.1.23-3
1.2.6-1
1.2.6-2
1.2.6-2build1
1.2.6-2build2
1.2.6-2build3
1.2.15-1
1.2.15-1build1
1.2.17-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.17-1",
            "binary_name": "telegram-desktop"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17448.json"

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / telegram-desktop

Package

Name
telegram-desktop
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/telegram-desktop@3.1.1+ds-1~ubuntu20.04.1?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.8.8-1
1.8.15-2
1.9.8~slim-1
1.9.14+ds-1
1.9.14+ds-2
1.9.21+ds-1
2.*
2.0.1+ds-1
2.0.1+ds-1build1
2.1.7+ds-2~ubuntu20.04.1
3.*
3.1.1+ds-1~ubuntu20.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.1.1+ds-1~ubuntu20.04.1",
            "binary_name": "telegram-desktop"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2020/UBUNTU-CVE-2020-17448.json"