Franco Belman

A logic issue exists where an application may be able to gain root privileges, which are the highest level of administrative access on the system. This was addressed by implementing improved checks.

An out-of-bounds write issue exists due to insufficient input validation. This flaw allows an application to corrupt kernel memory or cause unexpected system termination. An out-of-bounds write occurs when a program writes data past the end of the intended buffer, potentially overwriting adjacent memory locations.

The application crashes automatically upon receiving a specially crafted Proteus external message containing an encrypted payload shorter than 16 bytes. This occurs without user interaction. Because the malicious message remains in the conversation, the application enters a crash loop upon relaunching, preventing it from being opened until the local state is wiped.