CVE-2018-3988 describes a vulnerability in Signal Messenger for Android versions up to 4.24.8, where using the photo feature within the "attach file" menu for "disappearing messages" leaves the image in a publicly accessible cache directory. This allows any application on the system to access the private information. Rated as MEDIUM severity with a CVSS score of 4.7, the vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity to achieve high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.24.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:signal:private_messenger:4.24.8:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.4 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.