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CRITICAL
CVE-2021-34813
Matrix libolm Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Matrix libolm before 3.2.3 allows a malicious Matrix homeserver to crash a client (while it is attempting to retrieve an Olm encrypted room key backup from the homeserver) because olm_pk_decrypt has a stack-based buffer overflow. Remote code execution might be possible for some nonstandard build configurations.

INFO

Published Date :

June 16, 2021, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 23, 2021, 2:29 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2021-34813 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-34813 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Matrix olm
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-34813.

URL Resource
https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/commit/ccc0d122ee1b4d5e5ca4ec1432086be17d5f901b Patch Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/releases/3.2.3 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://matrix.org/blog/2021/06/14/adventures-in-fuzzing-libolm Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

CMake Makefile Ruby Swift Java C++ C Python Nix Shell

Updated: 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 13, 2024, 3:12 a.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-34813 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-34813 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 23, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/commit/ccc0d122ee1b4d5e5ca4ec1432086be17d5f901b No Types Assigned https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/commit/ccc0d122ee1b4d5e5ca4ec1432086be17d5f901b Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/releases/3.2.3 No Types Assigned https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/releases/3.2.3 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://matrix.org/blog/2021/06/14/adventures-in-fuzzing-libolm No Types Assigned https://matrix.org/blog/2021/06/14/adventures-in-fuzzing-libolm Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:matrix:olm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.2.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.09 }} 0.60%

score

0.89322

percentile

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