5.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-45192
Matrix Olm Base64 Decode Cache-Timing Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in Matrix libolm through 3.2.16. Cache-timing attacks can occur due to use of base64 when decoding group session keys. This refers to the libolm implementation of Olm. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 22, 2024, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 10, 2024, 7:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 01, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An issue was discovered in Matrix libolm through 3.2.16. Cache-timing attacks can occur due to use of base64 when decoding group session keys. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. An issue was discovered in Matrix libolm through 3.2.16. Cache-timing attacks can occur due to use of base64 when decoding group session keys. This refers to the libolm implementation of Olm. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An issue was discovered in Matrix libolm (aka Olm) through 3.2.16. Cache-timing attacks can occur due to use of base64 when decoding group session keys. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. An issue was discovered in Matrix libolm through 3.2.16. Cache-timing attacks can occur due to use of base64 when decoding group session keys. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-385
    Added CVSS V3.1 CISA-ADP AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue was discovered in Matrix libolm (aka Olm) through 3.2.16. Cache-timing attacks can occur due to use of base64 when decoding group session keys. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
    Added Reference MITRE https://soatok.blog/2024/08/14/security-issues-in-matrixs-olm-library/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41249371 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/commit/6d4b5b07887821a95b144091c8497d09d377f985 [No types assigned]
    Added Tag MITRE unsupported-when-assigned
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