Vulnerability CVE-2021-31318
Published: 2021-05-18

Description:
Telegram Android <7.1.0 (2090), Telegram iOS <7.1, and Telegram macOS <7.1 are affected by a Type Confusion in the LOTCompLayerItem::LOTCompLayerItem function of their custom fork of the rlottie library. A remote attacker might be able to access heap memory out-of-bounds on a victim device via a malicious animated sticker.

Type:

CWE-843

 (Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Telegram -> Telegram 

 References:
https://www.shielder.it/blog/2021/02/hunting-for-bugs-in-telegrams-animated-stickers-remote-attack-surface/
https://www.shielder.it/advisories/telegram-rlottie-lotcomplayeritem-lotcomplayeritem-type-confusion/
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