CVE-ID |
CVE-2017-8769
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Description |
** DISPUTED ** Facebook WhatsApp Messenger before 2.16.323 for Android
uses the SD card for cleartext storage of files (Audio, Documents,
Images, Video, and Voice Notes) associated with a chat, even after
that chat is deleted. There may be users who expect file deletion to
occur upon chat deletion, or who expect encryption (consistent with
the application's use of an encrypted database to store chat text).
NOTE: the vendor reportedly indicates that they do not "consider these
to be security issues" because a user may legitimately want to
preserve any file for use "in other apps like the Google Photos
gallery" regardless of whether its associated chat is deleted.
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References |
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Assigning CNA |
MITRE Corporation |
Date Entry Created |
20170503 |
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Phase (Legacy) |
Assigned (20170503) |
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Comments (Legacy) |
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Proposed (Legacy) |
N/A |
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