CVE-2021-44538

The olm_session_describe function in Matrix libolm before 3.2.7 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. The Olm session object represents a cryptographic channel between two parties. Therefore, its state is partially controllable by the remote party of the channel. Attackers can construct a crafted sequence of messages to manipulate the state of the receiver's session in such a way that, for some buffer sizes, a buffer overflow happens on a call to olm_session_describe. Furthermore, safe buffer sizes were undocumented. The overflow content is partially controllable by the attacker and limited to ASCII spaces and digits. The known affected products are Element Web And SchildiChat Web.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:matrix:element:*:*:*:*:desktop:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:matrix:element:*:*:*:*:web:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:matrix:javascript_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:matrix:olm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:schildi:schildichat:*:*:*:*:desktop:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:schildi:schildichat:*:*:*:*:web:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:cinny_project:cinny:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 06:31

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/tags - Product, Third Party Advisory () https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/tags - Product, Third Party Advisory
References () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00001.html - Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
References () https://matrix.org/blog/2021/12/13/disclosure-buffer-overflow-in-libolm-and-matrix-js-sdk - Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://matrix.org/blog/2021/12/13/disclosure-buffer-overflow-in-libolm-and-matrix-js-sdk - Patch, Vendor Advisory
References () https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034 - Third Party Advisory () https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5034 - Third Party Advisory

08 Aug 2023, 14:22

Type Values Removed Values Added
CWE CWE-120 CWE-119

Information

Published : 2021-12-14 14:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 06:31


NVD link : CVE-2021-44538

Mitre link : CVE-2021-44538

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-44538


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Products Affected

matrix

  • element
  • olm
  • javascript_sdk

schildi

  • schildichat

cinny_project

  • cinny

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer