CVE-2022-39251
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2022-39251 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2022-09-28 20:15:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2022-12-03 01:34:00 UTC |
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| Description | Matrix Javascript SDK is the Matrix Client-Server SDK for JavaScript. Prior to version 19.7.0, an attacker cooperating with a malicious homeserver can construct messages that legitimately appear to have come from another person, without any indication such as a grey shield. Additionally, a sophisticated attacker cooperating with a malicious homeserver could employ this vulnerability to perform a targeted attack in order to send fake to-device messages appearing to originate from another user. This can allow, for example, to inject the key backup secret during a self-verification, to make a targeted device start using a malicious key backup spoofed by the homeserver. These attacks are possible due to a protocol confusion vulnerability that accepts to-device messages encrypted with Megolm instead of Olm. Starting with version 19.7.0, matrix-js-sdk has been modified to only accept Olm-encrypted to-device messages. Out of caution, several other checks have been audited or added. This attack requires coordination between a malicious home server and an attacker, so those who trust their home servers do not need a workaround. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| Olm/Megolm protocol confusion · Advisory · matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk · GitHub |
CONFIRM |
github.com |
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| Upgrade now to address E2EE vulnerabilities in matrix-js-sdk, matrix-ios-sdk and matrix-android-sdk2 | Matrix.org |
MISC |
matrix.org |
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| Mozilla Thunderbird: Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202210-35) — Gentoo security |
GENTOO |
security.gentoo.org |
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| Release v19.7.0 · matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk · GitHub |
MISC |
github.com |
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| Resolve multiple CVEs · matrix-org/matrix-js-sdk@a587d7c · GitHub |
MISC |
github.com |
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| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 160177 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for thunderbird (ELSA-2022-7184)
- 160181 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for thunderbird (ELSA-2022-7178)
- 160184 Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for thunderbird (ELSA-2022-7190)
- 199024 Ubuntu Security Notification for Thunderbird Vulnerabilities (USN-5724-1)
- 240784 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2022:7184)
- 240786 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2022:7190)
- 240787 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2022:7178)
- 240791 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2022:7182)
- 240792 Red Hat Update for thunderbird (RHSA-2022:7181)
- 354131 Amazon Linux Security Advisory for thunderbird : ALAS2-2022-1900
- 377612 Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (MFSA2022-43)
- 502515 Alpine Linux Security Update for riot-web
- 503177 Alpine Linux Security Update for element-web
- 506037 Alpine Linux Security Update for element-web
- 690947 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for matrix clients (cb902a77-3f43-11ed-9402-901b0e9408dc)
- 710676 Gentoo Linux Mozilla Thunderbird Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 202210-35)
- 753237 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for MozillaThunderbird (SUSE-SU-2022:3800-1)
- 940708 AlmaLinux Security Update for thunderbird (ALSA-2022:7190)
- 940711 AlmaLinux Security Update for thunderbird (ALSA-2022:7178)
- 960256 Rocky Linux Security Update for thunderbird (RLSA-2022:7190)
