CVE-2021-29430

Sydent is a reference Matrix identity server. Sydent does not limit the size of requests it receives from HTTP clients. A malicious user could send an HTTP request with a very large body, leading to memory exhaustion and denial of service. Sydent also does not limit response size for requests it makes to remote Matrix homeservers. A malicious homeserver could return a very large response, again leading to memory exhaustion and denial of service. This affects any server which accepts registration requests from untrusted clients. This issue has been patched by releases 89071a1, 0523511, f56eee3. As a workaround request sizes can be limited in an HTTP reverse-proxy. There are no known workarounds for the problem with overlarge responses.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:matrix:sydent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:01

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/0523511d2fb40f2738f8a8549868f44b96e5dab7 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/0523511d2fb40f2738f8a8549868f44b96e5dab7 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/89071a1a754c69a50deac89e6bb74002d4cda19d - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/89071a1a754c69a50deac89e6bb74002d4cda19d - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/f56eee315b6c44fdd9f6aa785cc2ec744a594428 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/commit/f56eee315b6c44fdd9f6aa785cc2ec744a594428 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/releases/tag/v2.3.0 - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/releases/tag/v2.3.0 - Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/security/advisories/GHSA-wmg4-8cp2-hpg9 - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/matrix-org/sydent/security/advisories/GHSA-wmg4-8cp2-hpg9 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://pypi.org/project/matrix-sydent/ - Product, Third Party Advisory () https://pypi.org/project/matrix-sydent/ - Product, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2021-04-15 21:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:01


NVD link : CVE-2021-29430

Mitre link : CVE-2021-29430

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-29430


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Products Affected

matrix

  • sydent
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling