CVE-2019-5885

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Summary

CVECVE-2019-5885
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-03-21 16:01:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 03:13:00 UTC
DescriptionMatrix Synapse before 0.34.0.1, when the macaroon_secret_key authentication parameter is not set, uses a predictable value to derive a secret key and other secrets which could allow remote attackers to impersonate users.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-330

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 28 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 29 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 28 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 29 All All All
Application Matrix Synapse All All All All
Application Matrix Synapse All All All All

References

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[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: matrix-synapse-0.34.0.1-2.fc28 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists CONFIRM lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Further details on Critical Security Update in Synapse affecting all versions prior to 0.34.1 (CVE-2019-5885) | Matrix.org CONFIRM matrix.org Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: matrix-synapse-0.34.0.1-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: matrix-synapse-0.34.0.1-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists CONFIRM lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 28 Update: matrix-synapse-0.34.0.1-2.fc28 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
Critical Security Update: Synapse 0.34.0.1/Synapse 0.34.1.1 | Matrix.org CONFIRM matrix.org Vendor Advisory
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Legacy QID Mappings

  • 199533 Ubuntu Security Notification for Synapse Vulnerabilities (USN-6076-1)
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