CVE-2024-45192

MEDIUM EPSS 41.1%
Published Aug 22, 20241y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
5.3 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Aug 22, 2024 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score
5.3
Exploitability
1.6
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
41.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-385

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
matrixolm* ≤3.2.16

References 4

  • gitlab.matrix.org https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/
    Product
  • gitlab.matrix.org https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/commit/6d4b5b07887821a95b144091c8497d09d377f985
    Patch
  • news.ycombinator.com https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41249371
    Issue Tracking
  • soatok.blog https://soatok.blog/2024/08/14/security-issues-in-matrixs-olm-library/
    Exploit

Remediation

  • gitlab.matrix.org https://gitlab.matrix.org/matrix-org/olm/-/commit/6d4b5b07887821a95b144091c8497d09d377f985
    Patch